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Richard Haslam, The Buildings of Wales: Powys (Harmondsworth/Cardiff: 1979), p. 292.
Pritchard, Elsie, 'Gwenllian Morgan 1852-1939', Brycheiniog, vol. XII (1966/67), p. 6:
'In St Keyne's Chapel at Brecon Cathedral (The Chapel of the Cordwainers) are two stained glass windows. The upper or dormer window was given by Gwenllian and her sister Nellie in memory of their parents and their uncle The Rev. Wm. Hughes, M.A., Vicar of Ebbw Vale and J.P. for the County of Monmouth. Contained in the window are full length figures of three early Welsh Saints, St. Cynog, St. Brychan and... Show full comment
From Elsie Pritchard, Gwenllian Morgan (see previous note), p. 12: 'But whatever project Gwenllian Morgan was engaged on, her devotion to Brecon Cathedral never slackened. Noted as she was for her writings on historical, architectural and ecclesiastical subjects, she wrote extensively on the Cathedral and produced the guide book of this church when it was the Priory Church of St. John the Evangelist of which she was Churchwarden from 1920-22.'
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Pritchard offers another reason why Morgan may have chosen the Brychan family for the subject of her donation: 'One of the old established Welsh families, stemming from Brychan, first Prince of Brecknock, the Morgan motto was 'Gwell angau na chywilydd' (Better death than dishonour). Their pedigree like that of several other old Breconshire families is traced back to some extent, in the History of Brecknock by Theophilus Jones.' In confirmation of this relationship, see the painting of Gwenllian Morgan in the Breconshire Council Chamber, which includes elements of the Brychan coat of armsPritchard offers another reason why Morgan may have chosen the Brychan family for the subject of her donation: 'One of the old established Welsh families, stemming from Brychan, first Prince of Brecknock, the Morgan motto was 'Gwell angau na chywilydd' (Better death than dishonour). Their pedigree like that of several other old Breconshire families is traced back to some extent, in the History of Brecknock by Theophilus Jones.' In confirmation of this relationship, see the painting of Gwenllian Morgan in the Breconshire Council Chamber, which includes elements of the Brychan coat of arms (which can be found on Wikipedia or the Art UK website).