1824 in Wales

1824 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1824 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - "vacant"
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"

Events

*September 8 - The Society of Cymmrodorion sponsors a major eisteddfod at Welshpool.
*December 18 - William Chambers inherits the Stepney estate.
*The first gasometer in Wales is built at Greenfield, Flintshire.
*William Davies Evans develops the Evans Gambit.
*Major repairs to Bangor Cathedral are begun.
*Two new furnaces are erected at the Dyffryn ironworks by Anthony Hill.

Arts and literature

New books

*T. G. Cumming - "Description of the Iron Bridges of Suspension now erecting over the Strait of Menai at Bangor and over the River Conway"
*David Davis (Castellhywel) - "Telyn Dewi"
*Benjamin Jones (P A Môn) - "An Elegy on the death of Benjamin B. Jones, the eldest surviving child of B. Jones of Holyhead"

Music

*"Seren Gomer" (collection of hymns including "Grongar" by John Edwards)

Births

*July 24 - Robert Jones Derfel, poet (d. 1905)
*"date unknown" - John Basson Humffray, political reformer in Australia (d. 1891)

Deaths

*April 18 - Edward Jones, harpist ("Bardd y Brenin"), 72
*November - William Moses, poet, 82
*"date unknown" - Thomas Parry, Chennai merchant, 56


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