1873 in Wales

1873 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1873 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - Edward Albert, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
*Princess of Wales - Alexandra of Denmark

Events

*March 1 - The sailing ship "Chacabuco" sinks off the Great Orme with the loss of 24 lives.
*October 9 - The first recorded sheepdog trial in the UK takes place at Bala.
*December 2 - In a mining accident at Hafod Colliery, Rhiwabon, five men are killed.
*Construction of the Holyhead breakwater (the longest in the world) is completed after 28 years.
*Work begins on the Severn tunnel.
*The Glyn Valley Tramway opens, carrying slate from Glyn Ceiriog to Chirk.
*Construction of the Morriston Tabernacle chapel, the biggest in Wales at the time.
*Construction of lighthouse on Ynys Llanddwyn.

Arts and literature

New books

*Rhoda Broughton - "Nancy"
*Robert Elis (Cynddelw) - "Manion Hynafiaethol"

Music

*Henry Brinley Richards - "Songs of Wales"

port

*1873 - Major Walter Wingfield of Nantclwyd Hall patents nets for the game of lawn tennis, which he calls "sphairistike".

Births

*January 7 - Christopher Williams, Welsh artist (died 1934)
*January 16 - Ivor Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne, politician (died 1939)
*April 7
**John Dyfnallt Owen, poet and Archdruid (died 1956)
**Charles Butt Stanton, politician (died 1946)
*April 23 - Sir Robert Thomas, 1st Baronet, politician (died 1951)
*May 1 - Harry Evans, musician (died 1914)
*June 2 - Anna Eliza Williams, supercentenarian (died 1987)

Deaths

*January - John Emlyn Jones, poet (born 1818)
*January 27 - Josiah Thomas Jones, publisher (born 1799)
*October 31 - William Ambrose (Emrys), poet (born 1813)
*November 10 - Maria Jane Williams, musician (born 1795)


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