All Saints Church, Porthcawl

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
Map
51°28′46″N 3°42′21″W / 51.4795°N 3.7058°W / 51.4795; -3.7058
DenominationAnglican
History
StatusActive
Founded1866
Architecture
Functional statusDaughter Church
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated27 February 1992
Architect(s)G.E. Halliday
Groundbreaking1912
Completed1914
Construction cost£9750
Administration
DioceseLlandaff
DeaneryMargam
ParishNewton-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

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  1. ^ "Parish of Newton Nottage". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Coflein". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. ^ "britishlistedbuildings". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Stained Glass in Wales". Retrieved 20 February 2018.