Bettisfield war memorial, Maelor South (De Maelor), Wrexham

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9189 / 52°55'8"N

Longitude: -2.8021 / 2°48'7"W

OS Eastings: 346162

OS Northings: 336023

OS Grid: SJ461360

Mapcode National: GBR 7F.N3V2

Mapcode Global: WH89M.XWTN

Plus Code: 9C4VW59X+H4

Entry Name: Bettisfield war memorial

Listing Date: 18 November 2005

Last Amended: 18 November 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 86959

ID on this website: 300086959

Location: In the churchyard E of the church.

County: Wrexham

Community: Maelor South (De Maelor)

Community: Maelor South

Locality: Bettisfield

Traditional County: Flintshire

Tagged with: War memorial

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History

Dated 1919, and similar in style to Giles Gilbert Scott's Hanmer war memorial, also of 1919.

Exterior

A war memorial in the style of a medieval churchyard cross, of reconstituted stone on a stepped plinth. The square base has a small date plaque on the S side, and metal memorial plaque on the E with raised letters. The tapering octagonal shaft has broach stops to the base, and is crowned by a sculpted Crucifixion below a gabled canopy.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for its social-historical interest and as a fine war memorial contributing to the historical integrity of the parish church.

External Links

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II Lych gate at Church of St John the Baptist
To the SE of the church facing the main road through Bettisfield.
II* Church of St John the Baptist
In a large churchyard opposite Bettisfield Hall Farm, beyond the N end of the village.
II* Bettisfield Hall
Set back from the main road through Bettisfield, opposite the parish church.
II Bettisfield Bridge (Bridge No 48, Llangollen Canal)
Carrying the main through Bettisfield over the Llangollen Canal, approximately 500m SSE of the parish church.
II Cornhill Bridge (Bridge No 47, Llangollen Canal)
On farmland approximately 700m SE of Bettisfield church.
II Little Hall Farmhouse
Approximately 1.3km NW of Bettisfield church, reached by farm road on the NW side of the A495.
II Revetment and balustrade to forecourt and formal garden of Bettisfield Park
On the S and W sides of the house.
II* Bettisfield Park, including attached garden walls
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Bettisfield war memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Maelor South (De Maelor), Wrexham