Ceredigioni

Ceredigioni, disgrifiad o’r proses o gofnodi Ceredigion (neu o leiaf, y pethau sy’n diddorol yng Ngheredigion) ar fap.

The Finest Backside in Cardiganshire

Mario Rutelli’s War Memorial at Aberystwyth is the most spectacular Welsh war memorial.

There is a collection of photos of the Memorial in the Gallery. Judge with your own eyes, or better still visit it yourself.

Who was the model ? Answers on a postcard if you know, please.

Welsh historian Gwyn Williams described it vividly : “I know people who still go round the point on which it stands to view once more what is thought to be the finest backside in Cardiganshire“. (‘The Land Remembers’, Futura, London 1977).

Spot on Mr Williams.

St Carannog Church, Llangrannog

St Carannog Church, Llangrannog

St David’s Church, Blaenporth, Ceredigion

Blaenporth is a village and parish in Ceredigion.

It is located around five miles north of Cardigan town, on the A487 road.

Capel Bangor in Capel Bangor, Ceredigion

Mydroilyn Chapel, Mydroilyn, Ceredigion

Mydroilyn Chapel, Mydroilyn, Ceredigion. A few miles south of Llanarth.

The building adjacent to Mydroilyn Chapel is called ‘Y Felin’. Formerly a corn mill. When these photographs were taken this month, the freehold property was advertised for sale by Ceredigion auctioneers Fred Davies a’i Gwmni . The auctioneers’ website states that “bids over £300,000 invited”. We’ll have two please, Mr Davies.

Henry Richard monument, Tregaron

Photos of the Henry Richard monument in the main town square in Tregaron. The monument depicts Richard standing in frock coat, poised as if about to speak. Holding sheaf of papers headed PEACE in right hand. Left arm flexed with hand holding ‘pince-nez’. Pedestal with moulded cornice and plinth.

The monument was unveiled on 18 August 1893. There is a photo of this occasion on the Gathering the Jewels (GtJ) project website – click here.

According to the GtJ project : “Henry Richard (1812-88) was born in Tregaron, Cardiganshire. He was a Nonconformist minister in London before being elected the Liberal Member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil in 1868. He was known as ‘The Apostle of Peace’ in recognition of his work with the Peace Society. He was appointed secretary of the Society in 1848 and edited the Society newspaper, ‘Herald of Peace’. He also organised a series of peace conferences at a number of European cities during the period 1849-53.”

“The statue was designed by the sculptor Albert Toft. On the plaque beneath the statue is written in Welsh followed by English:

‘Born here in Tregaron, he was educated for the Christian ministry, and in 1835 he was ordained in London. In 1848 he was appointed secretary to the Peace Society gaining an international reputation as ‘The Apostle of Peace’. In 1868 he became M.P. for the Merthyr constituency: and such was his concern for Welsh affairs that he became known as ‘The Member for Wales’. He was also a prominent pioneer in education: he served on several commissions of enquiry, and in 1883 he became the first Vice-President of Cardiff University College “I have always been mindful of three things: not to forget the language of my country: and the people and cause of my country: and to neglect no opportunity of defending the character and promoting of the interests of my country”. “My hope for the abatement of the war system lies in permanent conviction of the people, rather than the policies of cabinets or the discussions of parliaments.”‘

Welsh Cob Stallion at Aberaeron

A life-sized statue of a Welsh Cob stallion was erected in Aberaeron in 2005. The sculptor was David Mayer. It was donated to the town by the Aberaeron Festival of Welsh Ponies and Cobs to denote the area as Welsh cob country.

A full set of photos available in the S & M section of the Gallery.

Where are the statues in Aberdare or other Valley towns to denote the fact that this was coal country ?