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National Anthem Statue

Statue in Caerphilly to celebrate Welsh anthem and its writer The statue will be located in Caerphilly town centre to commemorate Evan James.

 

Mr James was born in 1809 in Caerphilly town, later moving to Argoed, near Blackwood, and then to Bedwellty parish.

In 1832, one of Mr James' seven children, James James, was born in Bedwellty and the harpist helped his father write the Welsh National Anthem - Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of My Fathers) - in early1856.

 

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Uploaded on September 4, 2021
Taken on September 4, 2021