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Pontypridd
Rhondda Cynon Taf (Cty. bor.)
Wales

Ynysangharad Park - Parc Ynysangharad

Evan James and James James

Evan James, bardic name Ieuan ap Iago
1809 - 1878
weaver and poet (Wikipedia).

James James, bardic name Iago ap Ieuan
1833 - Aberdare 1902
harpist and musician (Wikipedia).
they wrote the tune and the lyrics of Hen Wlad fy Nhadau ("Land of my Fathers"), the national anthem of Wales

W. Goscombe John
1930

Description

Monument with two bronze figures in Celtic robes represeting Poetry (a female figure) and Music (a man holding a harp) on two connected pedestals. The stone connecting the two pedestals has a bronze double relief portrait of father and son. In front of the monument is the grave slab of Evan Thomas

Inscription(s)

er cof am
evan james a james james
1809-1878 1832-1902
y tad a'r mab
o bontypridd
trwy berffaith uniad awen y naill
a pheroriaeth y llall rhoddasant
o dynerwch eu cariad at cymru
anthem y genedl-hen wlad fy nhadau

in memory of
evan james & james james
1809-1878 1832-1902
father and son
of pontypridd
who inspired by a deep and tender
love of their native land united
poetry to song and gave to wales
her national hymn hen wlad fy nhadau

cyfodwyd yn
MCMXXX
erected in

Signed: (both statues) w. goscombe john, r.a.

Annotation

Evan's face is shown alongside his son's, but appears younger because the photographs available to the sculptor were taken many years apart.

Sculptor

Sir William Goscombe John (Cardiff 1860 - London 1952), Welsh sculptor (Wikipedia – Victorian Web).

Sources & Information

British Listed Buildings, Listed buildings in Wales.
Public Monuments and Sculpture Association, National Recording Project Database.
University College for the Creative Arts, VADS (Visual Arts Data Service).

Locatie (N 51°36'9" - W 3°20'10") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbwa037; Photograph: 24 July 2012
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