Penyrorsedd War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 7 June 2018. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Penyrorsedd War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- final-sill-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 7 June 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Penyrorsedd War Memorial, Nantlle, Llanllyfni, LL54 6BD
- OS grid reference
- SH 510 533
- Coordinates
- 53.05697, -4.22412
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Penyrorsedd War Memorial is a large memorial made of purple slate, supported by console brackets at the top and bottom. It is mounted on the side of a block of squared stone that steps over a central slate cross positioned above the main panel and capped with slate.
The main panel features a central inscription that reads ‘ER COF AM’ along with the names of 14 individuals who died, and ‘A GWYMPASANT 1914-1918’. This inscription is surrounded by borders depicting pictorial scenes carved in very low relief. The scenes on the sides and upper borders illustrate working life in the quarry: on the left, a truck is being hoisted from within the quarry; at the top center, two men are dressing slate; and on the right, the offices, buildings, and incline of the quarry are depicted. The lower panel portrays a battlefield scene. At the base, there is an additional slate panel that lists four more names.
Local climate
Penyrorsedd War Memorial sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,380 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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.
More on this building
Sign in or create a free account to unlock:
- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.
Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
this building 1 similar nearby listed buildings