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All Saints Primary School, Gresford

All Saints Primary School is a primary school in Gresford, Wales. It was built in memory of Thomas Vowler Short, Bishop of St Asaph, in 1874. It is a Grade II listed building. Establishment All Saints Primary School was built in memory of Thomas Vowler Short. The inscription above the school door says, "These school buildings were erected by relatives in affectionate memory of Thomas Vowler Short, Late Bishop of St Asaph. An earnest promoter of education who died at the vicarage in this parish April 13, 1872." Thomas Vowler Short Thomas Vowler Short was the Bishop of St Asaph between 1864 and his retirement in 1870. He was a theologian who taught at Christ Church, University of Oxford, where he knew some of those later involved in the Oxford Movement, including his pupil Edward Pusey, the then student John Henry Newman, and his friend John Keble. On 13 April 1872, he died at the Gresford Vicarage, the home of Archdeacon Wickham, his brother-in-law. Building The building costs £2,000, and was built on a field purchased from the Chapter of Winchester. It was designed to accommodate 120 boys. When it was opened, it was described as comprising a master's house and a schoolroom. The schoolroom measured 52′ 6′′ by 18′. The exterior stone was from the Moss Valley quarries. It also incorporated ornamental bricks and plain varnished woodwork. The architect was Edward Jones, the diocesan surveyor. The building contractor was Benjamin Owen of Chester. On Monday 12 October 1874, the school was opened by the Bishop of St Asaph. He made a speech about the school's architecture and his predecessor. On 3 June 1996, the building became Grade II listed as an example of Gothic revival style architecture. Contemporary use The original schoolroom forms part of the All Saints' Voluntary Aided Church in Wales School but the schoolmaster's house is a private dwelling. References
Hayes Island Snack Bar

Hayes Island Snack Bar is located on The Hayes in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. It was built as a parcel depot for Cardiff Corporation Tramways in 1911. Closed in 1942, the kiosk was redeveloped as a snack bar which opened in 1948. It is described as the oldest operating snack bar in Wales. Since 2013 it has been operated by the Worton family, under licence from Cardiff Council. The kiosk is a Grade II listed building. The adjacent Ladies' and Gentlemen's toilets date from 1898 and were the first public conveniences in Cardiff. The toilets, and the two contemporary lamposts, are also Grade II listed. History The Hayes forms a rectangular space in the centre of Cardiff, bounded to the east by St David's Hall and to the west by the former David Morgan's department store. At its, triangular, northern end, a pedestrian space forms Hayes Island, the location of the snack bar, and of a statue of John Batchelor, a Victorian Mayor of Cardiff. In the early 20th century, Cardiff Corporation Tramways was established to operate electric trams throughout the city, replacing the previous horse tram system. In addition to passenger services, the Corporation operated an extensive parcel distribution service. The Hayes Island Snack Bar was built in 1911 as a parcels depot. It continued in use until 1942, when the parcel service ceased. In 1949, the structure was redeveloped and reopened as a snack bar. It continues in operation and in 2018 celebrated its 70th anniversary as the oldest operating snack bar in Wales and an “unmistakeable Cardiff landmark.” The Ladies' and Gentlemen's Toilets date from 1898 and were the first public conveniences in Cardiff. Closed due to budget cuts in 2013, they were reopened in 2014 and are operated by the Worton family, licensees of the snack bar, under arrangement with Cardiff Council. The snack bar is referenced by Carol Ann Duffy, the former Poet Laureate, in her poem Letting the Light In. Architecture and description The snack bar is of timber construction, the woodwork being original, although the roof has been replaced. The ends of the structure are gabled with scallop designs, a motif also used on the overhanging canopy. The kiosk is a Grade II listed building. The toilets have original Victorian fittings, decorations and railings and are also listed Grade II. The lampposts are contemporary with the toilets and have their own Grade II designations. Cadw's listing record for the snack bar notes its importance as "a rare survival of Cardiff's tramway system" and its "group value with other listed buildings at Hayes Island." Notes References Sources Hilling, John B. (2018). The Architecture of Wales: From the First to the Twenty-First Centuries. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-1-786-83285-6. OCLC 1257790624. Newman, John (1995). Glamorgan. The Buildings of Wales. London, UK: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-140-71056-4.
St Michael's Church, Pillgwenlly

St Michael's is a Roman Catholic church in Pillgwenlly in Newport, Wales. It located at the corner of Clarence Street and St Michael Street. St Michael's has been Grade II listed since January 1997. The construction of the church was carried out by volunteer Irish immigrant labourers. The cost of the church was met by public subscription. The creation of the church served the Irish immigrants working at the Newport docks. The church is built from Pennant sandstone dressed Bath stone. St Michael's has a slate roof with two prominent conical ventilators made from copper. The stained glass windows were installed in 1884. The windows were manufactured by Mayer of Munich. The South Wales Echo described the church upon its completion in 1887 as a "fine, spacious edifice, having an elevation of 61 feet, and being divided by an arcading of six arches into nave and aisles. Provision is made for one thousand sittings, and when the design is fully carried out, a spire will be added to the present tower, of an altitude altogether of 100 feet...it has concrete foundations formed of Aberthaw pebble ground lime". See also Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia References External links Official website
Malpas Court

Malpas Court is a Grade II listed, 19th-century country house in the community of Malpas, in Newport, Wales. History Malpas Court was built between 1834 and 1838 by T. H. Wyatt for Thomas Prothero, a local businessman and agent to Sir Charles Morgan's Tredegar Estate. Prothero was an opposer of John Frost and Chartism, for which Frost publicly reprimanded him on numerous occasions. In c.1849, Prothero offered £500 towards the rebuilding of the nearby Church of St. Mary, Malpas, on the condition that it was rebuilt closer to Malpas Court; when his offer was rejected, he reduced his contribution to £250. Thomas Prothero died in 1853. The Prothero family resided at the house until 1916 when it was sold to L. W. Llewelyn (1874–1924), a director of mining companies. Llewelyn sold the house in 1924 on moving to Llanfrechfa Grange, from which point it seems to have been vacant until 1939, when a Kelly's Directory gives it as being occupied by George Workman, a caretaker. During the Second World War, the house was used by American military personnel and around 100 Nissen huts were erected in the grounds. In 1947, the property was bought by Newport Borough Council following which the grounds were developed into a housing estate and the house itself into a social club. In the 1980s, the house was used as a betting shop and was in a state of disrepair. In 1997, the house was designated as a Grade II listed building and in the 21st-century was restored aided by grants of £2.7m from the European Regional Development Fund and £750,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. As of 2026, the house is leased by the council for conferences. Architecture Malpas Court was built between 1834 and 1838 of brown rock-faced stone in the Tudor Revival style. Cadw suggests that Wyatt may have been inspired by the nearby Llantarnam Abbey in his design. In his Gwent/Monmouthshire volume in the Pevsner Buildings of Wales series, John Newman states that Malpas Court was "the first completely new mansion designed by T. H. Wyatt". To the left of the main entrance is a polygonal castellated tower. Malpas Court was designated as a Grade II listed building on 21 March 1997 as "a substantial early C19 house in the Tudor style, by a well-known architect of regional importance". Notes References
St Alban-on-the-Moors Church

St Alban-on-the-Moors Church, Splott, also known simply as The Cardiff Oratory or St Alban's Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Splott, Cardiff, Wales. Since 2019, the church is administered by the Fathers and Brothers of the Cardiff Oratory. History Original building The initial church was an iron church finished in 1891, with parts from other churches (including Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral and St Peter's Church). This was rebuilt as St Joseph's Church in Gabalfa when the new St Alban's building was finished. Current building The current building was designed by the Newport architect F. R. Bates. The presbytery was completed later. St Alban's became a Grade II listed building in 1997. Cardiff Oratory In May 2019, the Archbishop of Cardiff transferred the administration of the church and its parish from the Rosminians to the Cardiff Oratory. The priests there moved to St Peter's and St Joseph's, the two other Rosminian parishes in Cardiff. Since the Oratorians' arrival, the church has seen extensive restoration works, commensurate with the increase in attendance at Masses and other liturgies. The Oratorians have expanded the available Masses and devotions offered at the church. In May 2020, a wedding was held during a national COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, allegedly against Welsh Government guidance. It was also reported that the wedding was illegal because the required notice had not been given. In the end, no citations or other action were taken by police in response to allegations of violating government guidance. In June 2021, in conjunction with the parish's patronal feast day, the Oratorians arranged for a first-class relic of St. Alban to be solemnly enshrined in the church by the Abbot of Farnborough. Architecture The church is built in the Perpendicular Gothic style, using Pennant sandstone and Bath stone. Its towers are unusual, having both a central rectangular tower and a west octagonal tower. Construction was finished in 1911. The new building was officially opened on 16 July 1911. Liturgy In addition to the Usus Recentior form of the Mass, the Oratorians offer regular celebrations of the Usus Antiquior and the Ordinariate Use. Sung and solemn celebrations of the Divine Office are offered on every Sunday and solemnity. The Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is celebrated six days each week, with a weekly High Mass on Sundays in English and in Latin. References External links Cardiff Oratory British Listed Buildings
Shah Jalal Mosque, Cardiff

The Shah Jalal Mosque, officially the Shah Jalal Mosque & Islamic Cultural Centre is a listed place of worship in Cardiff, Wales. Originally built for Methodist Christians, it ceased as a church in the 1980s and is now a mosque. It is affiliated to Bangladeshi Sufi Fultoli movement. History A Welsh Calvinistic Methodist presence in Cathays began in 1884, with the founding of Capel Horeb, a small building on May Street. It owed its birth to the widening of Cardiff's boundaries in 1875, which had taken in more Welsh-language speakers in the areas around the city. In 1900, this building was closed and the congregation moved to a newer, more prominent location on nearby Crwys Road. The building is constructed in Pennant stone and Bath stone with dressings in yellow brick, and on completion, was named Capel Heol y Crwys. The May Street building is now used by the Salvation Army. In its early years, it was a very popular Welsh-speaking chapel, with regular congregations of 500, but as with many of Cardiff's suburban churches, its attendance declined in the late 20th century, and maintenance costs became hard to meet. In 1988, the congregation moved into newer premises in Richmond Road, having acquired a building formerly used by Christian Scientists. It continues to operate at the location. In 1990, the old chapel underwent conversion into a mosque. The mosque became Grade II Listed on 21 August 1997. See also Islam in Wales References
Church of St Dogfael, Meline

The Church of St Dogfael, Meline, Pembrokeshire, also called the "Church of St. Dogwells", Wales is a redundant church dating from the 19th century. A Grade II listed building, the church is now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. History and description The church is dedicated to St Dogfael, and was built between 1864 and 1865. The architect was Robert Jewell Withers and the patron Sir Thomas Lloyd. Lloyd, a landowner and Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire, claimed descent from the ancient Lords of Cemaes and spent a considerable amount of his inheritance in pursuit of a peerage and in the construction of a number of buildings on his estate in a Gothic Revival style, including his home, Bronwydd Castle, the court house at Felindre Farchog, the restoration of the genuinely medieval castle at Newport and the little church of St Dogfael. The church is small and simple. Lloyd, Orbach and Scourfield, in their Pembrokeshire volume of the Buildings of Wales Pevsner, describe it as "an object lesson in High Victorian geometry and minimal extraneous detail". It is built of sandstone, with Bath stone dressings and a slate roof. Constructed on the site of an earlier church, the north doorway may a genuine Norman piece, or a later medieval one, from the original structure. The church is a Grade II listed building and, having been declared redundant, is now in the care of the charity, the Friends of Friendless Churches. On church grounds sits the "Hogtivis Stone", a Latin inscription which reads, HOGTIVIS FILI DEMETI, which translates to, "Hogtivis, son of Demetus". Notes References Sources Lloyd, Thomas; Orbach, Julian; Scourfield, Robert (2004). Pembrokeshire. The Buildings of Wales. New Haven, US and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0300101783. OCLC 978065767.
Lower Dock Street drill hall, Newport

The Lower Dock Street Street drill hall is a former military installation in Newport, Wales. History The building was designed as the headquarters of the 3rd Monmouthshire Rifle Volunteer Corps and was completed in 1867. This unit combined with other units to become the 1st Monmouthshire Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1880 and evolved to become the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The South Wales Borderers in 1885 and the 1st Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment in 1908. The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. The battalion evolved to become the 68th (The Monmouthshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1940, the 609th Regiment, Royal Artillery (The Monmouthshire Regiment) in 1945 and the 603rd (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (1st (Rifle) Battalion The Monmouthshire Regiment) in 1947. In 1955, the presence at the drill hall was reduced to a single battery, P (1st Monmouthshire) Battery, 283rd Field Regiment, a unit which evolved, in 1961, into R (1st Monmouthshire) Battery, 282nd (Glamorgan/Monmouth) Field Regiment. In 1967, further reductions took place and, when the Monmouthshire line was taken up by 211 (South Wales) Battery, 104th Light Air Defence Regiment, that unit was based at Raglan Barracks. The Lower Dock Street drill hall was decommissioned and subsequently used by various religious and community organisations. It is a Grade II listed building. References
Bethania Chapel, Dowlais

Bethania, Dowlais was a Welsh Independent, or Congregationalist, chapel in South Street, Dowlais, near Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. The cause was established in 1824 and the chapel rebuilt on several occasions in the nineteenth century. The present chapel dates from 1895 but was vastly enlarged and re-modelled in 1910. The building is Grade II listed. Bethania's origins were as an offshoot of the original Congregationalist chapel at Merthyr, Ynysgau. There was a Congrgationalist tradition at Dowlais before the growth of an industrial community there and the family of Gwernllwynisaf (one of the farms) were prominent in the cause at Ynysgau. One of the early leaders was Methusalem Jones (1769–1839), but following disagreements he withdrew and concentrated on leading the cause at Bethesda, which together with Ynysgau had been instrumental in establishing Bethania. A revival took place in South Wales in 1829. At the time, Bethania shared its minister with Zoar, Merthyr Tydfil. Samuel Evans, mister at Zoar since 1810, took care of Bethesda from 1828. Evans died in 1833, aged 56 John Hughes became the minister in 1833. Aged 33 at the time, he remained at Bethania for thirty years, the longest pastorate in the chapel's history. Hughes was a native of Capel Iwan in Carmarthenshire and had trained at the Neuaddlwyd Academy in Cardiganshire. A new chapel which could accommodate 1250 people was opened in 1838. By 1848 Bethania had a Sunday School attended by 600 adults and children. During Hughes's pastorate a new branch of Bethania was opened at Gwernllwyn, Dowlais. On 13 and 14 July 1868, John Evans, a student from Brecon College, was ordained minister at Bethania. Peter Price was ordained minister at Bethania in 1904 and proved to be a vocal critic of the 1904–05 Religious Revival. Price departed from Bethania in 1910 in acrimonious circumstances. The chapel closed in 1998 and the building is now used by an evangelical congregation. References
Ely Methodist Church

Ely Methodist Church is a Grade II listed Methodist church in the Ely district of Cardiff, Wales. Built in 1911, the church is designed in a Free Gothic style with Arts and Crafts influences. History The church was constructed in 1911 to serve the growing Methodist community in Ely, which expanded as a residential area of Cardiff in the early 20th century. The building reflects the architectural transition between Victorian ecclesiastical design and early 20th-century styles. Architecture The church is noted for its Free Gothic design with Arts and Crafts elements. Key features include: Asymmetrical composition typical of Free Gothic design Arts and Crafts-influenced detailing in stonework and woodwork Pointed arch windows with decorative tracery Steeply pitched roofs The interior retains original features, including joinery and decorative elements reflecting Arts and Crafts principles. Listing The building was listed Grade II by Cadw on 20 May 1975, recognizing its architectural and historical significance. Current use The church remains an active Methodist place of worship, part of the Cardiff Methodist Circuit. See also Listed buildings in Cardiff Gothic Revival architecture Arts and Crafts movement References External links Methodist Church in Britain
Tabernacle Chapel, Whitchurch

Tabernacle Chapel is a Grade II listed church located on Merthyr Road in Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales, of the Presbyterian Church of Wales. Description and history Located in Whitchurch, Cardiff. It was built in 1866, in a more old fashioned classical design for the time. Its exterior is of painted stucco, while its roof is made of Welsh slate. It was originally a methodist church. It was restructured in 1879 and later again in c. 1900. In 2011, the church's congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Wales, united with the Fairwater and Cathedral Road churches. References
Tredegarville Baptist Church

Tredegarville Baptist Church (also uses the name Tredegarville International Church) is a Baptist chapel in the suburb of Roath, Cardiff. It was established to reach Roman Catholics with the Gospel. History The church was founded to serve the new affluent development of Tredegarville, which has since been absorbed by Roath. It was formed as an offshoot of Bethany chapel, which was then located in Cardiff City Centre (though would move to suburban premises in Rhiwbina in the 1950s). The minister of Bethany, Alfred Tilly, together with 111 of his parishioners, left to found the new cause. They began in rooms in City Road in 1860. Work commenced the following year on a permanent place of worship. The site was donated by Lord Tredegar himself, who is said to have insisted that the church be cruciform in design. A schoolroom was opened on 3 December 1861, with the chapel itself following in 1862. The limestone used to build the church was once believed to have come from Italy, but is more likely to have hailed from Galway as ballast in coal ships. In its earlier years, the church had two small pinnacles on its roof, but these have since been removed. In addition to the gift of the land from Lord Tredegar, the church was generously supported by the wealthy Cory family. Of an evangelical bent, it founded several missions elsewhere in Cardiff and also engaged in missionary work abroad. William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army gave his first worship service in Cardiff at the church in 1863 because of Tredegarville's huge effort in establishing the cause. The missionary to China Timothy Richards was also very grateful to Tredegarville for its financial support in his ministry. Tredegarville's missionary to the Congo Henry Richards is also recognised today as one of the greatest Baptist missionaries of America when it adopted the David Livingstone mission as its own. Grade II Listed since 1999, the church has a present fellowship of around 100. Missionary work is still a feature of its activities, with operations in evangelising Muslims in Roath which is a suburb with a highly diverse ethnic makeup, and in 2013, the church's congregation had members from 84 different nations. References
Kościół św. Tomasza w Pen-y-cae

Kościół św. Tomasza (ang. St. Thomas' Church, wal. Eglwys St Thomas) – anglikańska świątynia znajdująca się w walijskiej wsi Pen-y-cae, w hrabstwie Wrexham. Historia Budowę kościoła rozpoczęto w listopadzie 1877, świątynię zaprojektował Aston Webb. Gotowy budynek konsekrowano 6 grudnia 1878 roku i nadano mu za patrona św. Tomasza. Parafię Pen-y-cae erygowano 28 października 1879, wydzielając ją z obszarów parafii: Ruabon, Rhosllannerchrugog i Rhosymedre. Architektura Świątynia neogotycka, jednonawowa. Na dachu kościoła znajduje się dzwonnica-sygnaturka. Większość dachówek wykonana jest z łupku, z wyjątkiem tych na kalenicy, które wyrobione są z terakoty. Przypisy
St Mary's Church, Aberavon

St Mary's Church, Aberavon, is an Anglican church in Port Talbot, South Wales. It is part of the Rectorial Benefice of Aberavon. It has been a Grade II listed building since 31 January 2000., It had its last service on 21 April 2024 and it is intended to deconsecrate and repurpose the building. The first mention of a church on this site was in 1199. The medieval church was rebuilt in the Gothic style in 1858–59 by the architects John Prichard and John Pollard Seddon. The tower was added to around 1870, and the north aisle was added in 1898 by an architect named G. E. Halliday. The alabaster and green marble reredos was designed in 1890 by another well-known partnership of ecclesiastical architects, Frederick R. Kempson and Charles Busteed Fowler, who carried out work in other South Wales churches such as St Catherine's Church, Canton, Cardiff, and St Donat's Church, Welsh St Donats. In 1927, a medieval piscina was placed in the chancel; it did not come from the original church but probably from a chapel elsewhere in the district. The most notable grave in the churchyard is that of Dic Penderyn, executed in 1831 for his role in the Merthyr Rising. A memorial was placed by local trade unionists in 1966. References