Vivian Memorial Crosses is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Anglesey local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 14 January 2003. Memorial.

Vivian Memorial Crosses

WRENN ID
sleeping-chalk-ebony
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Isle of Anglesey
Constituency
Ynys Môn MP: Llinos Medi (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
14 January 2003
Type
Memorial
Address
Vivian Memorial Crosses, Pentraeth
OS grid reference
SH 524 784
Coordinates
53.28239, -4.21514
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Vivian Memorial Crosses consist of a series of four Celtic memorial crosses, each richly decorated on all sides. The tallest cross features a tapering shaft on a stepped plinth, topped with a cross that has splayed arms connected by a circular band. It is adorned with Celtic knotwork and swirling designs that include a floral motif. This memorial honors Claud Hamilton Vivian, the fourth son of the second Baron Vivian, who died in 1902, along with his wife Constance Emily Vivian, who died in 1905, and their daughter Ursula Hermione, who died in 1945. It also commemorates Robert C. C. Vivian, who died in 1884, and Violet Clinton Vivian, who died in 1883.

To the left is a smaller cross, similarly detailed, dedicated to Claud Esme Vivian, who died in 1928, the second son of The Honorable Claud Hamilton Vivian of Plas Gwyn, as well as to Esme Constance, who died in 1851, Emily, who died in 1934, and Vincent Patrick Brennan, who died in 1896.

Behind this cross stands another similar cross featuring front and side panels of Celtic knotwork and spirals, dedicated to Mary Elizabeth, Lady Vivian, the wife of the second Baron, who died in 1887, and their son Walter Warrick Vivian, who died in 1943.

To the right is the last cross in the series, which differs from the others as it consists solely of the cross on a stepped plinth, honoring Charles Hussey Panton Vivian, the eldest son of Mary Elizabeth, Lady Vivian of Plas Gwyn, who died in 1892, and Anthony Hamilton Vivian, who died in 1922.

Local climate

Vivian Memorial Crosses sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,210 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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