Griffith Rhys Jones
Griffith Rhys Jones is a work of art in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Griffith Rhys Jones is situated nearby to the pub The Lighthouse, as well as near St Elvan’s Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Elvan’s Church and Calfaria Chapel.
St Elvan’s Church
Church
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Elvan's Church is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in the centre of the town of Aberdare. It was built in 1851–1852, largely at the instigation of John Griffith, vicar of Aberdare from 1847 until 1859.
Calfaria Chapel
Chapel
Photo: Macs15, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calfaria Baptist Chapel, Aberdare, was one of the largest baptist churches in the South Wales Valleys and the oldest in the Aberdare valley. The chapel had an ornate interior, including a boarded ceiling with a deeply undercut rose, while the balcony balustrading had a cast iron front with an intricate foliage design.
Aberdare Library
Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberdare Library is situated 560 feet west of Griffith Rhys Jones.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abernant and Trecynon.
Abernant
Village
Photo: Aberdare Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abernant is a small village north-east of the town of Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Like many in the South Wales Valleys, it was once a coal-mining village.
Trecynon
Village
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trecynon is a village near Aberdare, situated in the Cynon Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It dates from the early nineteenth century and developed as a result of the opening of the Aberdare Ironworks at Llwydcoed in 1800.
Aberaman
Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberaman is a village near Aberdare in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It was heavily dependent on the coal industry and the population, as a result, grew rapidly in the late nineteenth century.
Griffith Rhys Jones
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork_type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.71271° or 51° 42′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.44558° or 3° 26′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C3RPH73+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 1129686318OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Lighthouse and Cynon Valley Club.
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