Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Morris Memorial Tablet Photograph
Region ID | AH | |
Work ID | 101 | |
Manual Reference | ANGLESEY007 | |
Type | Commemorative stone | |
Title | Morris Memorial Tablet | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | 1944 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | A5025 | |
Precise Location | Just beyond Brynrefail. Set slightly back from roadside at field entrance to Morris Memorial | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | SH478872 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | The Honourable Society of the Cymmrodorion | |
Notes | ||
Slate slab bolted to stone steps | ||
Erected by The Honourable Society of the Cymmrodorion in 1944. | ||
The three Morris brothers were Lewis 1701-1765, Richard 1703-1779 and William 1705-1763. Described as poets, historians, antiquarians, printers and publishers, surveyors, editors of the 1746 and 1752 Bible. Lewis was Royal Surveyor of mines, Richard was Chief-Secretary to the Admiralty and founder of the Society of Cymmrodorion, William was Excise Officer at Holyhead. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1944 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | Not at risk | |
Inscriptions | Incised into slate: COFEB MORYSIAID MON / The Morris Memorial / LEWIS MORRIS 1701-65 / RICHARD MORRIS 1703-79 / WILLIAM MORRIS 1705-63 / GWYR O AMRYFAL DDONIAU / Men of diverse talents / NODDWYR LLENYDDIAETH CYMRU / Patrons of Welsh Literature / SYLFAENWYR Y CYMMRODORION / Founders of the Cymmrodorion Society / YN LLUNDAIN 1751 in London / Y TYDDYN HWN OEDD EU CARTREF / This farm was their home / This tablet was erected by the Honourable / Society of the Cymmrodorion in the year 1944 | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Whole work | Slate | 74cm high x 80cm wide |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Corrosion, Deterioration | Top line of inscription worn. Top edge of slab worn away particularly towards mid-point |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Other | No problems |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Graffiti | White scratch marks on surface of tablet |
