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Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Market Hall

Neuadd Y Farchnad

— 1853 —

 
 
Market Hall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 13, 2020
1. Market Hall Marker
Inscription.
English Text
Home of the first National Eisteddfod of Wales 1861


Welsh Text
Cartref Eisteddfod Genedlaethol gyntaf Cymry 1861
 
Erected by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council- Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Rhondda Cynon Taf.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.
 
Location. 51° 42.797′ N, 3° 26.559′ W. Marker is in Aberdare, Wales, in Rhondda Cynon Taff. It is on Market Street 0.2 kilometers east of Cardiff Street (National Route A4233/B), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Market Street, Aberdare, Wales CF44 7DY, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Wales. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, on the Celtic Fringe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Aberdare Points of Interest - Monk Street

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(about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); James James (Iago ap Ieuan) (about 210 meters away); Synagogue (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Aberdare Points of Interest - High Street (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Cynon Valley Combined Services Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Aberdare Freemasons (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); James Keir Hardie, MP (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Yr Hen Neuadd Farchnad (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aberdare.
 
More about this marker. Building currently known as the Market Tavern
 
Market Hall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 13, 2020
2. Market Hall Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 154 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
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Jul. 11, 2026