Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Arfon
Town
Bangor
County
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 2 July 1922
    Attended by: Mrs Lewis, Bron Wylfa
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24518

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Current location

Heroes Memorial (University College of North Wales)
Deiniol Road
Bangor
Arfon
Gwynedd
LL57 1LH
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SH 57917 72393
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Chapel was Calvinistic Methodist (Welsh Presbyterian).
    Tabernacle Chapel (Redundant)
    Garth Road
    Bangor
    Arfon
    Gwynedd
    Wales

    OS Grid Ref: SH 580 728
    Denomination: Methodist
Description
Brass plaque, with Latin cross above and dates, bearing inscription.
Inscription
1914-1918/ ER COF AM Y GWŶR IEUANC O’R/ GYNULLEIDFA HON A RODDES EU/ BYWYD DROS EU GWLAD/ (Names)/ BYR EU HOEDL, HIR BU HOED AR EU CARANT
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bevers, Gwilym
Bulkeley, T J
Jenkins, David L L
Jones, Cledwyn O
Jones, H Glynn
Jones, John Rd
Lewis, Llewelyn
Morris, R W
Roberts, David G
Roberts, Dilwyn
See details for all 15 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - Connemara
Condition
History
c1990: Building sold and converted into flats by contractors Watkin Jones. 1988: Building listed as Grade II with Cadw. 1984:Building sold to Theatre Cymru. 1968: Chapel closed and sold to local university. The Connemara marble backboard that was part of the memorial was disposed of.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Holyhead Chronicle, 7 July 1922.
  • Gwynedd Archaeological Trust: archwilio.org.uk/arch/query/page.php?watprn=GAT71451
  • Anonymous, 'Concern at memorials in chapel car park', Bangor and Anglesey Mail, 13 November 2002, p. 3.
  • Anonymous, 'Memorial Plaques for Car Park Wall', Bangor and Anglesey Mail, 13 November 2002, p. 1.

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