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OverviewThis new and unusual Pocket Guide refers to more than 300 Welsh graves of the famous and not so famous. They are grouped in convenient geographical areas using the current local government boundaries and there is guidance on how to find the graves themselves. The book is not so much about the graves themselves (although where they are particularly notable there are photographs and descriptions) but about the people buried in them. It thus provides potted biographies of the individuals involved and offers some intriguing juxtapositions. So we find the fairly respectable Cynan and Sir John Edward Lloyd buried close to the seriously eccentric John Evans (Bardd Cocos) at Menai Bridge, Joe Erskine close to Arwel Hughes at Thornhill, while Trealaw would be worth visiting to see the graves of Viscount Tonypandy, Tommy Farr, Lewis Jones and Kitchener Davies as well as that of Williams Evans, owner of the Corona pop factory. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alun RobertsPublisher: University of Wales Press Imprint: University of Wales Press Dimensions: Width: 12.30cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 19.00cm Weight: 0.204kg ISBN: 9780708317921ISBN 10: 0708317928 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 07 November 2002 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviews'This is a most enjoyable piece of work... The style is witty and the anecdotes delightful.' John Davies. 'A book to lift the spirits... The selection is refreshingly wide...As a practical guidebook Discovering Welsh Graves functions admirable...Altogether an engrossing directory, well worth a place in the glove compartment of any historically minded motorist.' Planet. ' ... a fascinating introduction, an appetite-whetter, a book to dip into... ' (Welsh History Review) Author InformationAlun Roberts is the Director of the NHS liaison unit at the University of Wales College of Medicine and has a PhD in Modern History from the University of Leeds. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |