All Saints Church, Porthcawl is a Listed Anglican church in the seaside resort of Porthcawl, South Wales. It is a daughter church of St John's in Newton, despite being considerably larger in size.
| All Saints, Porthcawl | |
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| 51°28′46″N 3°42′21″W / 51.4795°N 3.7058°W | |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1866 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Daughter Church |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 27 February 1992 |
| Architect(s) | G.E. Halliday |
| Groundbreaking | 1912 |
| Completed | 1914 |
| Construction cost | £9750 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Llandaff |
| Deanery | Margam |
| Parish | Newton-Nottage |
St John's, founded in the 1180s, proved sufficient for many years to handle the numbers of worshippers. Only after Porthcawl acquired a new harbour in the mid 19th Century did the population (and thus number of worshippers) begin to prove beyond the capacity of St John's.[1]
The first All Saints was set up beside the harbour in 1866. This had a dual purpose as a school (the street is still called 'Old School Road'). It was replaced by a large tin tabernacle in 1892 (or 1899), which stood on the site of the present church, which replaced it in 1914. The church's original designs of 1909 envisaged a south-east tower, though this was not built and the gap is now bricked off.[2] The church was later extended to the north-east in the 1960s, when a vestry and lady chapel were added. Listed status was granted in 1992.[3]
The church's east window, installed in 1927, is the work of Karl Parsons.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Parish of Newton Nottage". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Coflein". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "britishlistedbuildings". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Stained Glass in Wales". Retrieved 20 February 2018.