Historic churches · South Wales
Norwegian Church, Swansea
The Norwegian Church was a church for Norwegian sailors originally located in Newport, but later relocated to the docklands area of Swansea, Wales. It was a Grade II listed building.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
The Norwegian Church was a church for Norwegian sailors originally located in Newport, but later relocated to the docklands area of Swansea, Wales. It was a Grade II listed building.
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The Norwegian Church was a church for Norwegian sailors originally located in Newport, but later relocated to the docklands area of Swansea, Wales. It was a Grade II listed building.
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The Norwegian Church was a church for Norwegian sailors originally located in Newport, but later relocated to the docklands area of Swansea, Wales. It was a Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
The church building was originally located at Newport Docks. The building consists of a Seaman’s Mission to the west end and a single gothic church to the east end. It was originally built as a place of worship for Norwegian sailors when they visited the UK. It was relocated from Newport to Swansea in 1910 at a site directly opposite the Sainsbury's supermarket on the River Tawe. In 1966 the Norwegian Seamen's Mission in Bergen told the last minister, Pastor Somerset, to abandon the Mission and return to Norway. However, a Norwegian who had settled in Swansea, Eric Benneche, wrote to the Bishop of Bergen offering to run the church from the expatriate community's own resources. Permission…
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- Coordinates
- 51.6200, -3.9190
- District
- Swansea
- Parish
- Waterfront
- Postcode
- SA1 8RE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Neath and Swansea East
Sources
- wikipedia: Norwegian Church, Swansea (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Norwegian Church, Swansea?
- Norwegian Church, Swansea is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA1 8RE), in the parish of Waterfront.
- Is Norwegian Church, Swansea a listed building?
- Norwegian Church, Swansea is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Norwegian Church, Swansea free to visit?
- Yes, Norwegian Church, Swansea is free to enter.
- How do I get to Norwegian Church, Swansea?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SA1 8RE. It sits within the Neath and Swansea East parliamentary constituency.