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
Country: Wales
Date first listed: 25 October 2023
Type: Memorial
Source: Cadw listing

Description

Steel cross set into concrete base. The cross is made from sections of steel lattice welded together, taken from the ribs of a Blister Hangar on RAF Penrhos during demolition works. Concrete cube plinth with inset slate plaques with inscriptions to front and rear. Plinth sits atop square concrete base with two steps.

Front inscription 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

Rear inscription in Polish reads: PAMIATKA MISJI SW. ODBYTEJ W PENRHOS OD 28.8. DO 1.9.1952 - 3.3-9.3.1963 [trans. Commemorating the Holy Mission in Penrhos, 28 August to 1 September 1952 and 3 March to 9 March 1963.]

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