NPRN32848
Map ReferenceST09SE
Grid ReferenceST0754090050
Unitary (Local) AuthorityRhondda Cynon Taff
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityPontypridd
Type Of SiteCOMMEMORATIVE MONUMENT
PeriodPost Medieval
DescriptionThe James, or 'Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau' Memorial commemorates the Welsh National Anthem's author and composer Evan James and James James. Designed by Sir W Goscombe John, it consists of two bronze figures, one representing music and the other poetry. The monument was mounted on a pedestal of blue pennant stone from the nearby Graig yr Hesg Quarry, and was unveiled in July 1930 at Ynysangharad Park.
Reference: COI photograph, dated c. 1970.