Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Vivian Memorial Crosses
Pentraeth, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 14 January 2003
- Locality
- Pentraeth
- Community
- Pentraeth
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.28237, -4.21513
- Cadw reference
- 80839
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1883 "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Set within a private plot in the churchyard to E of the Church of St Mary.
History
Late C19 and early C20 memorial crosses, commemorating members of the Vivian family of Plas Gwyn.
Exterior
Series of 4 Celtic memorial crosses, all of which are richly decorated on each side. The tallest of the memorials has a tapering shaft on a stepped plinth surmounted by a cross with splayed arms linked by a circular band and is decorated with celtic knotwork and swirls which have a floriate motif: In remembrance of: Claud Hamilton Vivian, 4th son of 2nd Baron Vivian d1902 and his wife Constance Emily Vivian d1905 and daughter Ursula Hermione d1945, also Robert C C Vivian d1884 and Violet Clinton Vivian d1883.
To L is a smaller, similarly detailed cross to: Claud Esme Vivian d1928, 2nd son of The Honorable Claud Hamilton Vivian of Plas Gwyn, Esme Constance d1851, Emily d1934 and Vincent Patrick Brennan d1896.
To the rear of this cross is a similar cross which bears front and side panels of Celtic knotwork and spirals in the panel to rear, to: Mary Elizabeth, Lady Vivian, wife of the 2nd Baron, d1887 and their son Walter Warrick Vivian d1943.
To its R is the last of the quartet, dissimilar to the others in that it comprises just the cross on a stepped plinth, to: Charles Hussey Panton Vivian, eldest son of Mary Elizabeth, Lady Vivian of Plas Gwyn d1892 and Anthony Hamilton Vivian d1922?
Reason for designation
Included as a group of fine Celtic memorial crosses which are of local historic interest for their connection to the family of Plas Gwyn and which form a group with the adjacent Church of St Mary.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Panton Arms HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- Hearse house at the Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Cartshed at Plas GwynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.