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John Elfed Jones
John Elfed Jones (born 19 March 1933) is a Welsh businessman and language activist, who has held the chairmanships of several public bodies in Wales. Early life and education John Elfed Jones was born on 19 March 1933, the son of Urien Maelgwyn Jones and Mary Jones. He was brought up in Maentwrog, where his father worked as a manager for the North Wales Power Company. He was educated at Blaenau Ffestiniog Grammar School and at Denbighshire Technical College, Wrexham, before studying at Heriot Watt College in Edinburgh. He joined the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) as a student apprentice (1949–1953), where he was a graduate trainee from 1953 to 1955. Following national service in the RAF, where he was commissioned as a flying officer, he rejoined the CEGB in 1957. Career Jones followed his father into the North Wales Power Company, initially as a technical engineer. He was deputy project manager for the development of the Rheidol hydro-electric power station a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maentwrog
Maentwrog () is a village and community in the Welsh county of Merionethshire (now part of Gwynedd), lying in the Vale of Ffestiniog just below Blaenau Ffestiniog, within the Snowdonia National Park. The River Dwyryd runs alongside the village. Its population of 585 in 2001 increased to 631 at the 2011 Census. The Community of Maentwrog includes the village of Gellilydan. Location and transport The village lies on the A496 between Harlech and Blaenau Ffestiniog, and also on the Roman road Sarn Helen, now classified as the B4410, at the junction with the A487 from Porthmadog, leading to the A470 (to Trawsfynydd and Dolgellau). Nearby Plas Tan y Bwlch, substantially rebuilt during the 19th century by the rich Oakeley family on the site of a first house probably built in the early 17th century, overlooks the village. Plas Tan y Bwlch has its own halt - Plas Halt - on the Ffestiniog Railway, and nearby Tan-y-Bwlch railway station is the railway's principal intermediate statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
