Alfred Hughes Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 6 December 1999. Monument. 3 related planning applications.

Alfred Hughes Memorial

WRENN ID
ghost-railing-crow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gwynedd
Constituency
Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
6 December 1999
Type
Monument
Address
Alfred Hughes Memorial, Corris, Machynlleth, SY20 9SH
OS grid reference
SH 754 077
Coordinates
52.65338, -3.84306
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Alfred Hughes Memorial is a monument made of pink granite. It features a tall Celtic style cross with a slight curve, decorated with chequered panels at the top and bottom, and a circular head that has a central relief rosette on each side. The cross stands on a cubic plinth with cushioned sides, which is set on a rectangular base. The western face of the base is inscribed in memory of Alfred William Hughes, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. On the upper plinth, there is an attached bronze disk displaying his embossed bust, surrounded by the raised inscription "ALFRED WILLIAM HUGHES . MAGISTER . DILECTUS." The field reads "PRO PATRIA MORTUIS MDCCCC."

Local climate

Alfred Hughes Memorial sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,290 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2000
  • Related listed building consents — 3 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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