Memorial

Welshpool and District

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Current Location

St Marys Church, Church Bank, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Powys, SY21 7DP, Wales

OS Grid Reference

SJ 22550 07633

Denomination

Church in Wales

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 17382
Description: Elaborate red sandstone lantern cross with tabernacle treatment for symbolical figures, one at each face of the lantern. On four stepped base with concave flanking walls on which are fixed the name panels (which appear to be replacements). Wall ends in pillars at each end. WW2 names are an addition to the wall prolonging it to a new second pillar on the left.
Inscription: Base of plinth: GWYN EH BYD/ THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE Inscribed on leftmost three plaques: 1939 - 1945/ (names) Inscribed on plaques 4-6: THE TOWN/ (names) Inscribed on plaque 7: TREWERN/ (names)/ Trelydan (names) Inscribed on plaque 8: POWIS CASTLE/ BELAN/ BRITHDIR/ TREHELIG/ (names) Inscribed on plaque 9: GUNROG FECHAN/ (names)/ POOL QUAY (names) Inscribed on plaque 10: CASTLE CAEREINION/ (names)/ GUILSFIELD (names) Inscribed on plaque 11: MAESMAWR/ (names)/ BUTTINGTON/ (names) Inscribed on plaque 12: (names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 194
Died: 194
Information shown: surname,forename,place of birth,decorations
Order of names: place of birth

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 45
Died: 45
Information shown: surname,forename,decorations
Order of names: surname

War: First World War (1914-1918)

History

Maker(s): SIR ASTON WEBB & SONS ARA RA HRBA HRE HRMS, Architect
Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: Public subscription
Maintenance History: SOME VANDALISM TO NAME PANELS, FAINT SCRATCHING RATHER THAN PAINT (1999). Update: plaques repaired/?replaced? and names re-lettered at some point prior to 2026.

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Welshpool and District

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Welshpool and District

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