Griffith Rhys Jones

Griffith Rhys Jones

Griffith Rhys Jones, or Caradog as he was commonly known (December 21, 1834 – December 4, 1897) was a Welsh conductor of the famous 'Côr Mawr' of some 460 voices (the South Wales Choral Union), which twice won first prize at Crystal Palace choral competitions in London in the 1870s

Griffith Rhys Jones was born in Trecynon, near Aberdare. He worked as a blacksmith at the Aberdare Ironworks in the village of Llwydcoed.

He was buried at Aberdare Cemetery, near Trecynon.

In 1920 a statue designed by Sir William Goscombe John was erected in his honour in Victoria Square, Aberdare.

External links

* [http://www.gtj.org.uk/en/item10/29688 Archive material on Griffith Rhys Jones at Gathering the Jewels Project]
* [http://www.aberdare-trefoil.co.uk/photographs/aberdare-cemetery-walk-2004/ Photos of Caradog's Tombstone at Aberdare Cemetery]


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