All Souls Chapel (Cardiff)
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All Souls | |
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![]() The surviving All Souls pulpit, now in St Edward's, Roath. | |
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51°27′53″N 3°09′54″W / 51.4646°N 3.1649°W | |
Denomination | Church in Wales |
History | |
Status | Demolished |
Dedication | All Souls |
Dedicated | 25 November 1891 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | E.W.M. Corbett |
Completed | 1891 |
Construction cost | £5000 |
Closed | 1952 |
Demolished | April 1987 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 450 |
Number of spires | 1 |
Materials | stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Llandaff |
All Souls Chapel also known as the Seamen's Institute[1] and later as Merton House[2] was a large chapel which stood at Cardiff Docks, near the present Roald Dahl Plass.
History
Since 1863,
The economic fortunes of the area declined in the postwar years, and All Souls closed in 1952.[4] The building was subsequently converted into a commercial premises, and was used by the analytical chemists Treharne & Davies Ltd, under whose ownership it was renamed Merton House, before eventual demolition in 1987 as part of a redevelopment project.[1] No trace of the building remains today.
Pulpit
The pulpit from All Souls was removed following the building's cessation as a church, and is now located in St Edward's Church, Roath. It was installed in 1953, a gift by the family of Rev. Ken Martin, who was the assistant priest at St Edwards for many years.
References
- ^ a b c Coward, A. N. (4 June 2018). "Seamen's Institute, Butetown, Cardiff". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales.
- ^ Webb, David (16 May 2018). "Demolishing Merton House, Cardiff". Glamorgan Archives.
- ^ "Penarth Dock South Wales". Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Rose, J. Cardiff Churches through Time. Amberley. 2013. p. 39
External links
- "Aerial view of Cardiff Docks taken in 1929". People's Collection Wales. Aerial photograph showing All Souls Chapel (to the lower right of the oval dock basin)