A SYMBOL recognising historical importance, has been revealed in Flintshire.
The first new blue plaque in Mold for nearly 20 years was unveiled on Saturday at Cae'r Ffynnon, on Denbigh Road.
Cae'r Ffynnon was once the home of Daniel Owen, the foremost Welsh novelist of the 19th century. Having a blue plaque there, to celebrate the link between Daniel Owen and the house he had built and lived in from 1889 to 1891, has long been an aim of the Gŵyl Daniel Owen Festival charity.
Cae'r Ffynnon blue plaque guests.
Nia Wyn Jones, chair of the festival said: "The new blue plaque will be a permanent record of Daniel Owen's link to Cae'r Ffynnon that will benefit Mold, both local people and visitors. It's been on our wish list for many years but was well worth the wait."
Cae'r Ffynnon was built by Daniel for £400 with the success of his second novel Rhys Lewis, and the financial security he enjoyed from his successful tailor's shop. He moved there with his sister, Leah, in 1889 from his home in Long Row, across the road.
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When Leah died a year later Daniel, who was himself in poor health, moved to a lodging house, closer to his tailor's shop on New Street.
Daniel made extensive use of his own life story in Rhys Lewis; he had recently lost his mother and his brother, David. The novel's enormous popularity owed much to his superb evocations of life in Victorian Wales, and some of its characters and sayings became assimilated into Welsh popular culture. Rhys Lewis is a masterly depiction of small town society and the complexity of Welsh religious faith in the second half of the 19th century.
Blue plaque Cae'r Ffynnon, Denbigh Road, Mold.
The blue plaque was made possible thanks to the support of the present owners, an award from the Flintshire Community Chest and the Mayoral Fund of the former Mayor of Mold.
• The week-long Gŵyl Daniel Owen Festival runs from October 19 to 25. It is now in its 15th year and celebrates the life of Daniel Owen in a week packed with literature, music, spoken word, local history and live performances. For more details, visit: danielowenfestival.com
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