St Martin's Church, Roath

St Martin's Church is an Anglican church on Albany Road in Roath, Cardiff, Wales.

St Martin's Church
51.4927°N 3.1708°W / 51.4927; -3.1708
DenominationChurch in Wales
ChurchmanshipAnglo-Catholic
Website
History
StatusActive
Founded1886
DedicationSt Martin of Tours
Consecrated20 October 1901
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Architect(s)F. R. Kempson
StyleNeo-Gothic
Groundbreaking16 December 1899
Completed1901
Specifications
Bells1
Administration
ParishRoath St Martin
DeaneryRoath St Martin
DioceseLlandaff

History

Erected to serve what was then a growing suburb, the church was founded as a tin tabernacle in 1886.[1] The present building replaced it in 1901, and the church became a separate parish in 1903. Its original lady chapel was decorated by a Belgian refugee artist in gratitude for the kindness shown by the parishioners during the First World War.

The original interior of the church was completely destroyed by an incendiary bomb in February 1941. Services were held in the surviving choir vestry and in the neighbouring St Cyprian's church until the building was restored in full in 1955.[2] During the restoration, the ornate tracery of the original windows was replaced with a plainer lancet type to increase the amount of light allowed through them.

A new cloister fronting the street was consecrated by Archbishop Barry Morgan in 2011. In 2013 a mosaic of Christ Pantocrator by Aidan Hart was installed above the main entrance of the church. It was blessed by Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury.[3]

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References
  1. Childs, J. Roath, Splott and Adamsdown. History Press. 2010. p. 53
  2. Rose, J. Cardiff Churches through Time. Amberley. 2013. p. 25
  3. "Blessing of Christ the Pantocrator of Roath". Aidan Hart Sacred Icons. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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