Hughes Memorial
The Hughes Memorial in Corris is a memorial obelisk commemorating Alfred W. Hughes, who served as a surgeon in the Second Boer War. Hughes died of fever in South Africa in 1900.Photo: Jeff Tomlinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: memorial in Corris, Gwynedd, Wales
- Also known as: “Alfred Hughes Memorial” and “Hughes Memorial, Corris”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corris Institute and Corris Railway Museum.
Corris Institute
Community center
Photo: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corris Institute is a community center.
Corris Railway Museum
Museum
Photo: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corris Railway Museum is situated 330 feet east of Hughes Memorial.
The Slater’s Arms
Pub
Photo: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Slater’s Arms is a pub, which is situated 500 feet northeast of Hughes Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Corris Uchaf and Esgairgeiliog.
Corris Uchaf
Village
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Corris Uchaf, also known as Upper Corris, is a village in the south of Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The slate quarries that surround Corris Uchaf are its most prominent feature. It lies about 1.5 miles north of Corris.
Esgairgeiliog
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Esgairgeiliog is a village in Powys, Wales, UK. It is situated at the junction of the Afon Glesyrch's and Afon Dulas' valleys. Behind the village is the former Era slate quarry, in the Glesyrch valley, and the Centre for Alternative Technology lies about a mile south of the village.
Aberllefenni
Village
Photo: Hefin Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberllefenni is a village in the south of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies in the historic county of Merionethshire, in the valley of the Afon Dulas, and in the community of Corris. Aberllefenni is situated 1½ miles northeast of Hughes Memorial.
Hughes Memorial
- Categories: sculpture and historic site
- Location: Corris, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.65339° or 52° 39′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.84305° or 3° 50′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C4RM534+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 1141523226OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q29499920
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In Other Languages
“Hughes Memorial” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Cofeb Alfred William Hughes”
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Highlights include Corris Post Office and Holy Trinity Church.
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