Talk: A Man he was to all the country dear

Thursday 3rd July 3pm - Llandaff Parish Hall - Free

James Rice Buckley's forty-five year long ministry (1878-1924) touched all aspects of the life of our village city.

The Ven. James Rice Buckley, was Archdeacon of Llandaff from 1913 until his death. He was educated at Carmarthen Grammar School and St David's College, Lampeter; and ordained in 1872. After a curacy in Neath he was Vicar of Llandaff from 1878 to 1913.

There is a statue of him on Llandaff’s Cathedral Green. In this entirely natural, unposed likeness, he seems to be stepping out again towards the Cathedral which he had served for so many years. There are several other works by this Cardiff-born sculptor, Sir William Goscombe John, in and around the cathedral, including a fine war memorial on the green, and a dignified bronze plaque for Buckley inside the cathedral.

John Prior-Morris presents his story, as a tribute to the late Nevil James, whose research he has drawn on to build this illustrated talk

No tickets are required for this event.