Criccieth Gown of Poppies

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Memorial details

Memorial type

Allegory (eg: Victory)

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 8/5/2020
Attended by: Counsellor Robert Cadwalader

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

95430

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Current location

Junction of High Street and Lon Ednyfed
Y Neuadd Goffa (Memorial Hall)
High Street (A497)
Criccieth
Dwyfor
Gwynedd
LL52 0AL
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SH 50030 38184
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Long evening gown with hundreds of home-knitted poppies applied to the body and train of the gown. It symbolises the loss to a whole community, especially to a generation of women who lost husbands, sons, fathers, brothers and grandsons, whose names are now remembered in the Memorial Hall (ref 24475).

Inscription

None

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Undefined
Measurements: height c1500mm
Materials: Fabric

Condition

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Costs

Memorial: £540

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Public
Details: Criccieth Town Council

Responsibility

Criccieth Town Council

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