Church Micro 8445...Port Talbot - St Theodore. Traditional Cache
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Church Micro 8445...Port Talbot - St Theodore.
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Another in our series of Church Micros in the South Wales area;
Not within the Church precincts, so please don't search in the grounds.
On street parking available nearby, area can be very busy so stealth will be required,
St. Theodore's Church was consecrated on 5th August 1897. It was built with the financial help of Miss Emily Charlotte Talbot of Margam, a rich landowner who spent much of her wealth providing for the spiritual needs of the people moving into Port Talbot and surrounding areas within her vast estates in the County of Glamorgan.
The architect chosen for the design was the famous John Loughborough Pearson R.A. who had previously been responsible for restoration work on Westminster Abbey and was the architect of Truro Cathedral, as well as many other beautiful late Victorian churches. The cost of building St. Theodores church was £25,000, excluding the Martin of Oxford Organ which was paid for by public subscription.
From 1996-2002 the Restoration Project saw over £500,000 raised and spent restoring the church to its original glory. St. Theodore's Church is built in Gothic style cruciform shape elegantly situated within its own grounds.
The exterior stonework comprises of parish sandstone from the quarry above Taibach,which is still within the parish boundaries today, while the dressed stone is Corsham Down bathstone.
Memorial Windows to Rupert Price Hallowes V.C.
Lieutenant Rupert Price Hallowes was a Sidesman, Secretary of the Parish's Men's Society and Scoutmaster in Goytre before serving in the First World War. He was killed at Hooge in 1915 gaining the Victoria Cross posthumously - the only V.C. in Port Talbot before or since.
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