Y Felinheli Clock Tower

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Reference WMO/220829

Address:

Church House

Stryd Bangor

Y Felinheli

LL56 4AB

Wales

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Clock tower
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Afghanistan (2001 -)
About the memorial: Clock Tower dedicated to those from Y Felinheli who lost their lives during the First World War. Clock tower in Anglesey granite, rock-faced to main part, but ashlar to top clock-stage and cap. Square plan with chamfered angles. Plinth, shaft and clock-stage. Plinth and shaft are rock-faced, cut-back at leading angles. Main front inset bronze plaque, recessed with rebated upper angles. Inscription to the dead of the 1914-18 war with the dedication in both Welsh and English. Above is recessed gilded cross. Below is added bronze plaque to 19 men killed in the 1939-45 war. The N and S sides have smaller inset bronze rectangular plaques with names of 46 men killed in the First World War. Rear has painted ledged door presumably for access to clock mechanism. Ashlar clock stage is set back with coved plinth, four round clock-faces and laurel pendants on each chamfered angle. Moulded pediments above and ogee square dome with fishscale carved bands, topped with bronze cross. Under the South face at ground level is a slate plaque to a soldier of the Welsh (spelt as Welch) Guards killed in Scotland on 24 February 1981 and another serviceman killed returning from Afghanistan.
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Y RHYFEL MAWR / 1914. (laurel wreath) 1918. CODWYD Y GOFADAIL HON / GAN EDMYGWYR ER / ANRHYDEDDU COFFAWDWRIAETH / Y DEWRION LLEOL A / ABERTHASANT EU BYWYDAU / AR ALLOR EU GWLAD . THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED / BY ADMIRERS TO HONOUR / THE MEMORY OF THE LOCAL / HEROES WHO SACRIFICED / THEIR LIVES ON THEIR / COUNTRY'S ALTAR. "TROS RYDDID COLLASANT / EUY GWAED. / "FOR FREEDOM THEIR BLOOD WAS SHED."

Grade II (Wales)

18335

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