Freedom Cross at Penrhos Polish Village is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 25 October 2023. Memorial.
Freedom Cross at Penrhos Polish Village
- WRENN ID
- stranded-finial-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 25 October 2023
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Freedom Cross at Penrhos Polish Village, Llanbedrog
- OS grid reference
- SH 334 341
- Coordinates
- 52.87911, -4.47571
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Freedom Cross at Penrhos Polish Village is a Grade II listed structure consisting of a steel cross set into a concrete base. The cross is constructed from sections of steel lattice that were welded together, sourced from the ribs of a Blister Hangar at RAF Penrhos during its demolition. It stands on a concrete cube plinth, which features inset slate plaques with inscriptions on both the front and rear. This plinth is elevated on a square concrete base that has two steps.
The front inscription, presented in Polish, Welsh, and English, reads: "W DRODZE DO WOLNEJ POLSKI – AR Y FFORDD I PWYLL RYDD – ON THE WAY TO FREE POLAND – 3 MAJ 1947." The rear inscription, in Polish, commemorates the Holy Mission in Penrhos, stating: "PAMIATKA MISJI SW. ODBYTEJ W PENRHOS OD 28.8. DO 1.9.1952 - 3.3-9.3.1963."
Local climate
Freedom Cross at Penrhos Polish Village sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,660 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 3 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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