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Title
William Penfro Rowlands Memorial
Date
1993
Medium
stone & slate
Measurements
H 110 x W 87 x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 110 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
SA63_DO_S032
Acquisition method
commissioned by local residents
Work type
Monument
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
14th March 1993
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
public access to reservoir at certain times only
Inscription description
inscribed on the monument: DAN-Y-COED / YMA / Y GANED / THE / BIRTHPLACE OF / WILLIAM PENFRO ROWLANDS / 1860-1937 / AWDUR / YR / EMYN-DON / COMPOSER / OF THE / HYMN-TUNE / 'BLAEN-WERN.'; below which an inscribed slate panel: Dadorchuddiwyd / y gofeb hon gan / John Elfed Jones, C.B.E., D.L. / Cadeirydd, Dwr Cymru Cyf. / ar / Fawrth 14 eg, 1993. / This memorial / was unveiled by / John Elfed Jones, C.B.E., D.L. / Chairman, Welsh Water plc / on / 14th March, 1993.; etched on a stone plaque on the base at the back of the memorial: Cafodd y gofeb hon ei / hysbrydoli gan bobl, leol / yn dymuno anrhydeddu / un o blant y fro. / This memorial was the / inspiration of local people / wishing to honour / one of their community.