Alvin Langdon Coburn memorial .

ALVIN COBURN LANGDON 

11th June 1882-11th November 1966.

Alvin Coburn Langdon 
headstone 
Llanrhos church 
Rhos On Sea. 


Un or ffotograffwyr yr wyf yn astudio tuag at fy BA ydi Alvin Coburn Langdon yn enedigol o Boston Massachusetts . Hyd at ychydig o fisoedd yn doeddwn erioed wedi clywed am y ffotograffyd, ond i ddarganfod ei fod wedi cael ei gladdu pum  munud ar droed o coleg Llandrillo. Ar 19ain o mis Hydref 2020 mi es am dro i weld os fedrwn weld y bedd.doedd ddim yr hawsaf i ddarganfod , yn lle cymeryd y llwybyr i'r dde fel nes i a bron a rhoi i fyny mi edrychais ar y llun oddi ar y we a gweld y lleoliad, felly cerdded yn syth i lawr ar hyd y gwaith i ben y llwybyr, cerdded i fyny 4 rhes a maer bedd ar y pen ar y dde . Mae'n edrych fel bod y bedd heb gael gofal ers degawdau cysidro ei fod yn ffotograffydd byd enwog yn ei ddydd ac yn gwneud fi feddwl os oes cysylltiad teuluol hefo'r ardal bellach. Mi oedd yna deulu yn  byw yn yr ardal erbyn hyn. Mi oedd yn byw yn Ebberstone Road Llandrillo Yn Rhos dim on pymtheg munud i gerdded or eglwys.  Y llun nes i dynnu ar fy ymweliad.  

One of my Victorian photographers to study for my BA is Alvin Coburn Langdon born in Boston Massachusetts . Until a few months ago I had never heard of the photographer, but discovering he is buried only walking distance from the college, I went for a walk to look for his burial place at Rhos On Sea church a 5 minute walk from the college  department 19th October 2020. It is not the easiest to find, but taking the lower side gate from the corner rather than walking left as I did , walk along the grass straight on to the end of the path, the grave is 4 rows up on the end right . After an hour of nearly giving up but finally looking at the image from online I found my bearings and found the headstone. It was sad to see a world famous photographer who spent his final 18 years living in Rhos On Sea appears the headstone is neglected from any care from loved ones , makes me wonder if there are any links with his family remaining in the area. He lived in Ebberstone road Rhos On Sea a 15 minute walk from the church. The image I took on my visit. 


 

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