Memorial

City Of Bangor

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Current Location

Memorial Gardens, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Arfon, Gwynedd, LL57 2RE, Wales

SH 57958 72104

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 6999
Description: Tapering pillar surmounted by cross. Plaques mounted on four protruding piers. Whole mounted on five stepped hexagonal base. Sword of sacrifice on west and east faces. Wreathes on all faces.
Inscription: Obelisk base - west face: TO GOD'S GLORY/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF OUR FELLOW CITIZENS WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918 Obelisk base - east face: ER GOGONIANT DUW/ AC ER COF ANWYLAF AM EIN/ CYD-DDINASYDDION A GWYMPODD/ YN Y RHYFEL MAWR/ 1914-1918 Two blank circular plaques on the base Pier top - west face: 1939-1945/ AND OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR/ YNGHYDA'R RHAI A/ GWYMPODD YN YR/ AIL RHYFEL/ MAWR Pier top - north and south faces: (Names) Pier base - west face: 1914-1918/ (Names) Pier base - other faces: (Names)

Maker(s): Messrs J Gibbons, Mason
J D Williams, Founder / Foundry
Mr Frank Bellis, Architect
Mr W Parry, Builder
Maintenance History: 2017: Some of the plaques were badly weathered 2005: Vandalism with column pushed from cenotaph causing it to smash. 2003: Memorial in a poor conservation state. 1992: Re-pointing of blocks needed, some cracking, spalling and moss.