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Description: | Bronze statue of seated child with long hair wearing cloak and holding a floral garland in both hands. Feet crossed at ankles. Seated on a stepped plinth in front of an inscribed obelisk listing names of five distinguished writers born in the parish. Additional Information: Tudur Aled, poet (died c. 1526). William Salesbury, scholar and linguist (born c.1520). He translated the Prayer Book and most of the New Testament into Welsh for the first time. Henry Rees, Gwilym Hiraethog and Iorwerth Glan Aled came from 19th century Calvinistic Methodist backgrounds and are honoured as writers and preachers. | Subjects: | Sculpture | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Sculptor: Goscombe John, William | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=6733... | Go to resource |
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