Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Parish War Memorial at St Dogfan's Church with surrounding railed enclosure.
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 29 August 2003
- Locality
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant village
- Community
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.82478, -3.30107
- Cadw reference
- 81836
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 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
In a railed enclosure at the north-east side of the churchyard, facing the village street.
History
A memorial to the fallen in the Great War, erected c.1920, with additional names commemorating the fallen in the Second World War.
Exterior
A memorial in the form of a Celtic cross, the shaft consisting of two stones, standing on a plinth and two low steps. The memoral stands in a paved enclosure taken from the churchyard. The enclosure is surrounded by iron railings painted black with silver tips on a low wall, with a gate to the street.
The upper stone has a carved wheel-head with a central block and four surrounding blocks carved with interlace pattern on both faces. Slight damage at top. Shaft with pronounced entasis; interlace patterning separating three inscribed bands (one side English, one side Welsh). The lower stone records the names of the 50 fallen, is also given pronounced entasis and is decorated in relief at the foot. The plinth is a truncated pyramid carved with a repeating pattern on all sides; carved fishes at foot; carved harp at rear.
A slate affixed to the plinth records four additional names from the Second World War.
Reason for designation
A fine example of a war memorial based on the Celtic Cross, exceptional in the care devoted to every detail.
Nearby in the register
- Wynnstay ArmsCommercialunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box at Junction with Park StreetCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Stables at Llys Morgan (former vicarage)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St DogfanReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.