James Monument, Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd 28 August 2015
The monument, executed by Sir William Goscombe and erected in 1933, to Evan & James James.
Evan James (Bardic name Ieuan ap Iago), was a weaver and poet. His son James James (Bardic name Ieuan ap Iago), is said to have thought up the tune for Hen Wlad fy Nhadau (Land of My Fathers) as he walked along the bank of the River Rhondda one day in 1856. He gave the tune to his father Evan, who composed the lyrics. The song became the National Anthem of Wales.
The monument depicts two Celtic figures, a boy playing a harp representing music, and a girl representing poetry. The faces of Evan & James are between the figures. Evan is shown as younger than his son, due to these being the only photographs available to the sculptor. In front of the group is the coped ledger stone from Evan's grave. When the Carmel Chapel was demolished, the remains of Evan and his wife Elizabeth were transferred to the foot of the monument, with the stone.
James Monument, Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd 28 August 2015
The monument, executed by Sir William Goscombe and erected in 1933, to Evan & James James.
Evan James (Bardic name Ieuan ap Iago), was a weaver and poet. His son James James (Bardic name Ieuan ap Iago), is said to have thought up the tune for Hen Wlad fy Nhadau (Land of My Fathers) as he walked along the bank of the River Rhondda one day in 1856. He gave the tune to his father Evan, who composed the lyrics. The song became the National Anthem of Wales.
The monument depicts two Celtic figures, a boy playing a harp representing music, and a girl representing poetry. The faces of Evan & James are between the figures. Evan is shown as younger than his son, due to these being the only photographs available to the sculptor. In front of the group is the coped ledger stone from Evan's grave. When the Carmel Chapel was demolished, the remains of Evan and his wife Elizabeth were transferred to the foot of the monument, with the stone.