#OTD #OnThisDay 100 years ago, 29 January 1922, the campaigns of the Welsh League of Nations Union (WLNU) were officially kickstarted at a meeting in Shrewsbury – where philanthropist and founding patron David Davies of Llandinam unexpectedly announced that he would “endow the Welsh movement with a sum.. that would […]
Read moreSEARCH / VIEW the WW1 Book of Remembrance (Link to National Library of Wales viewer) Download Printable PDF Booklet Temple Tour – Book of Remembrance (WCIA website – page designed for phone / tablet users) Wales’ Temple of Peace and Health, home of the Welsh Centre for International Affairs and the HLF-funded […]
Read more1) The Temple of Peace was founded by David DaviesFounded in November 1938, the Temple was conceived by Lord David Davies of Llandinam after his experience serving in the trenches during the First World War. 2) The Temple was opened on the eve of WWII, 23rd November […]
Read moreCompiled by Craig Owen, Wales for Peace from research originally prepared by WCIA Volunteers Hannah Sweetapple (Summer 2016), Peter Garwood and ‘Temple Tours’ Volunteer Guide Frank Holloway, Summer 2017 and Anna Carlile, Autumn 2018; additional material researched by Temple Archivist Mari Lowe, Ffion Fielding, and Dr. Emma West, Birmingham University […]
Read moreIn November 1938 Minnie James from Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, was thrust into the limelight when Lord David Davies, founder of Wales’ Temple of Peace, decided that he would like to have a Welsh mother who had lost sons in the Great War to open the Welsh National Temple of Peace […]
Read moreBy Craig Owen, Head of Wales for Peace at WCIA On June 16th 2019 – appropriately enough, Father’s Day – it was 75 years to the day since Lord David Davies of Llandinam (1880-1944), father and founder of Wales’ Temple of Peace & Health, passed away. A leading thinker in […]
Read moreWales’ Temple of Peace and Health was built as the nations’ memorial to the fallen of WW1 – thanks to the vision of one family of philanthopists from Powys, who made it their mission to support the people and communities of Wales in building a better world. David Davies (1880-1944), […]
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