1824 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1824 to Wales
and its people
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Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and its people
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
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Events
- 8 September - The Society of Cymmrodorion sponsors a major eisteddfod at WelshpoolWelshpoolWelshpool is a town in Powys, Wales, or ancient county Montgomeryshire, from the Wales-England border. The town is low-lying on the River Severn; the Welsh language name Y Trallwng literally meaning 'the marshy or sinking land'...
. - 18 December - William ChambersWilliam ChambersWilliam Chambers may refer to:*William Chambers , 18th century Scottish architect*William Chambers *William Lee Chambers, judge*William Chambers , illegitimate son of the above...
inherits the Stepney estate. - The first gasometerGasometerA gas holder is a large container where natural gas or town gas is stored near atmospheric pressure at ambient temperatures. The volume of the container follows the quantity of stored gas, with pressure coming from the weight of a movable cap...
in Wales is built at Greenfield, Flintshire. - William Davies EvansWilliam Davies EvansCaptain William Davies Evans was a seafearer and inventor, though he is best known today as a chess player. He is buried at the Belgian port of Ostend.- Early life :...
develops the Evans GambitEvans GambitThe Evans Gambit is a chess opening characterised by the moves:The gambit is named after the Welsh sea Captain William Davies Evans, the first player known to have employed it. The first game with the opening is considered to be Evans - McDonnell, London 1827, although in that game a slightly...
. - Major repairs to Bangor CathedralBangor CathedralBangor Cathedral is an ancient place of Christian worship situated in Bangor, Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is dedicated to its founder, Saint Deiniol....
are begun. - Two new furnaces are erected at the Dyffryn ironworks by Anthony HillAnthony HillAnthony Hill is an English artist, painter and relief-maker, originally a member of the post-World War II British art movement termed the Constructionist Group whose work was essentially in the international constructivist tradition. His fellow members in this group were Victor Pasmore, Adrian...
. - Approximate date of construction of the "leat" at Loggerheads, Denbighshire, used in the local lead mining industry.
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)David Davis (Castellhywel)David Davis , known as "Castellhywel" or "Dafis Castellhywel" to differentiate him from others of the same name, was a Welsh minister and poet....
- 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
- 24 July - Robert Jones DerfelRobert Jones DerfelRobert Jones Derfel was a Welsh poet and political writer.He was born Robert Jones on a farm in Merionethshire and became a travelling salesman employed by a Manchester firm. He also became a Baptist preacher. With John Ceiriog Hughes and two other Welshmen, he formed a literary society in...
, poet (d. 1905) - date unknown - John Basson HumffrayJohn Basson HumffrayJohn Basson Humffray was born in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales and became active in the Chartist movement before migrating to Victoria, Australia in 1853, arriving in Ballarat in November that year....
, political reformer in Australia (d. 1891)
Deaths
- 18 April - Edward JonesEdward Jones (harpist)Edward Jones was a Welsh harpist, bard, performer, composer, arranger, and collector of music. He was commonly known by the bardic name of "Bardd y Brenin", which he took in 1820, when King George IV, his patron, came to the throne....
, harpist ("Bardd y Brenin"), 72 - 30 July - David HowellDavid Howell (jurist)David Howell was an American jurist and statesman from Providence, Rhode Island.Born in Morristown, New Jersey, Howell graduated from Princeton University in 1766, and received an A.M. from Brown University in 1769. He was in private practice in Providence, Rhode Island from 1768 to 1779...
, American jurist of Welsh descent, 77 - November - William Moses, poet, 82
- date unknown - Thomas Parry, Chennai merchant, 56