Memorial to John Thomas (Ieuan Ddu) in churchyard of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Rhondda Cynon Taf local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 26 February 2001. Memorial.

Memorial to John Thomas (Ieuan Ddu) in churchyard of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID: lost-hearth-bittern
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Country: Wales
Date first listed: 26 February 2001
Type: Memorial
Source: Cadw listing

Description

A tapering freestone memorial on a stepped base, crowned by a low-relief cross within a shaped head. The face of the memorial has an inscription paying tribute to his life, describing him as 'the first person in Wales to lay the foundation of the prevailing taste for music, which obtained its triumph in the Crystal Palace contest in 1872'. Below it is a Welsh inscription by Watkyn Wyn. The sides have panels with vine trails in low relief.

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