[:en]There is, of course, a long tradition within the Christian religion of incorporating stained glass windows in churches which relate stories from the Bible, or of saints’ lives. There are a wealth of notable examples in churches in north Wales of windows created in the medieval or early modern period. In the Victorian period, when…Continue Reading [:en]Stained glass windows in Welsh churches as WW1 memorials[:cy]Ffenestri Lliw wedi eu cysegru i Filwyr o Gymru a syrthiodd yn y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf[:]
Year: 2016
[:en]The ‘Dead Man’s Penny’: A family’s tribute to a fallen son[:cy]Ceiniog y Meirw: Teyrnged Teulu i’r Mab a Gollwyd[:]
[:en]At Boncath near Cardigan, two years following the end of hostilities in November 1918, a memorial obelisk was erected in the grounds of Vachendre Chapel in memory of Private Tom Lewis, who died on 27 September 1918 while a Prisoner of War. He was twenty-seven years old and was the son of Jonathan and Martha…Continue Reading [:en]The ‘Dead Man’s Penny’: A family’s tribute to a fallen son[:cy]Ceiniog y Meirw: Teyrnged Teulu i’r Mab a Gollwyd[:]
[:en]Dai Dupree [:cy]Dai Dupree[:]
[:en]“Thus the close of a life which had radiated joy into many a Swansea home” David Arthur ‘Dai’ Dupree/Du Pree (spellings vary) was evidently a remarkably popular young man. He was a keen rugby footballer, an enthusiastic member of Sunday school and, as the Herald of Wales noted, one of those people ‘so favoured by…Continue Reading [:en]Dai Dupree [:cy]Dai Dupree[:]
[:en]Memorials in a small rural village[:cy]Cofebau mewn pentref wledig[:]
[:en]As the ‘Welsh Memorials’ project gathers information of WW1 memorials from all over Wales, one pattern that it to be expected is that memorials in sparsely populated rural parts of Wales are generally less substantial that memorials from urban areas. It stands to reason that chapels and churches in these parts would not have provided…Continue Reading [:en]Memorials in a small rural village[:cy]Cofebau mewn pentref wledig[:]
[:en]The Battle of Armageddon[:cy]Brwydr Armagedon[:]
[:en]As the work of collecting details of a large number of Welsh war memorials continues, one aspect that we can study is what the people at the time called the conflict we now know as ‘World War One’. This can give us an indication of how they understood the war at the time. The most…Continue Reading [:en]The Battle of Armageddon[:cy]Brwydr Armagedon[:]
[:en]Longing for Peace[:cy]Dyheu am Heddwch[:]
[:en]A notable feature on the WW1 memorials in Wales was that they contained poetry as part of the inscription. Sometimes it is something written specially for the memorial by a local poet, as is the englyn on the memorial in the graveyard of Llwynyrhwrdd Congregational church near Tegryn, North Pembrokeshire O sŵn corn ac adsain…Continue Reading [:en]Longing for Peace[:cy]Dyheu am Heddwch[:]
[:en]The Mond Nickelworks WW1 Memorial[:cy]Cofeb y Mond i’r Rhyfel Mawr[:]
[:en]For well over a century, the Mond nickelworks has been a major landmark and an important employer for the people of Clydach, in the lower Swansea valley. The works first produced nickel in 1902, using a process pioneered by a German chemist-entrepreneur named Ludwig Mond whose statue stands nearby, surveying his creation. Although the ownership…Continue Reading [:en]The Mond Nickelworks WW1 Memorial[:cy]Cofeb y Mond i’r Rhyfel Mawr[:]
[:en]Patterns of Memorialisation[:cy]Patrymau Coffáu[:]
[:en]One of the patterns that has become clear as we gather material from around Wales for the ‘Welsh Memorials’ project is that patterns of memorialisation can be local. That is, particular communities in certain areas will have the same kinds of memorials to those who served in the First World War. One example can be…Continue Reading [:en]Patterns of Memorialisation[:cy]Patrymau Coffáu[:]
[:en]The Shields of the Earth: the WW1 memorial in Siloh, Landore[:cy]‘Tariannau y Ddaear’: Cofeb Siloh, Glandŵr[:]
[:en] After almost 190 years, the grand Independent chapel of Siloh, in the Landore area of Swansea, closed its doors in January 2016. A hundred years ago the membership stood at around 640; at the end of the Second World War, there were over 600; when the chapel closed, the number of members was in…Continue Reading [:en]The Shields of the Earth: the WW1 memorial in Siloh, Landore[:cy]‘Tariannau y Ddaear’: Cofeb Siloh, Glandŵr[:]
[:en]The Glamorgan Constabulary Roll of Honour[:cy]Rhestr Anrhydedd Heddlu Morgannwg[:]
[:en]The ‘Welsh Memorials to the Great War’ project is interested in those memorials which commemorate the service of members of particular communities, be they chapels, clubs, schools or workplaces. Of course, many of these institutions have disappeared or been transformed over the intervening years. In terms of workplaces it is very difficult to find mines…Continue Reading [:en]The Glamorgan Constabulary Roll of Honour[:cy]Rhestr Anrhydedd Heddlu Morgannwg[:]