Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
War Memorial
Llandrillo, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llandrillo, Denbighshire, designated on 3 October 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 3 October 2003
- Locality
- Llandrillo
- Community
- Llandrillo
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.92311, -3.43531
- Cadw reference
- 81894
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 120 Corwen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located on grass in front of the Community Hall.
History
Memorial of World War I (1914-18), with additions made after World War II (1939-45). The date of erection is not known.
Exterior
Celtic cross of rough unpolished stone on a tapering square base, which stands on a 2-tier plinth. Inter-lace decoration in low relief to cross, the L and R arms reading 1914 and 1919, respectively. On the front of the stem is a polished panel commemorating 2 men who died in World War II (1919-45), with an inscription below in memory of those who died in World War I (1914-18). The polished face of the base lists their names and addresses.
Reason for designation
Listed as a war memorial in the Celtic-revival style and for its social-historical importance.
Nearby in the register
- Pont LladrilloTransportunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-boxCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- 7 High StreetCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- 8 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.