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St.
Theodore's Parish Church |
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| St. Theodore's Church was
consecrated on 5th August 1897. It was built by
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. |
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| Miss Talbot became heiress
to the family fortune following the death of her brother Theodore
Mansel Talbot in 1876. She built the church in memory of him and her
sister Olivia Talbot who died in 1894 and who was the foundress of
St. Michael and All Angels Theological College. |
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| The architect chosen for the design was the famous James 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 £25,000.00 excluding the Martin
of Oxford Organ which was paid for by public subscription. From
1996-2002 the Restoration Project saw over
£500,000.00 raised and spent restoring the church to its original
glory. |
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| The Church is dedicated
to St. Theodore of Tarsus. He was a Greek
monk who became Archbshop of Canterbury and was largely responsible
for the organisation of the Church into Dioceses in the Seventh Century.
St. Theodore's Church became the Parish Church of Port Talbot on 15th June 1901. It remains a vibrant centre of the parish's worship and mission naturally living and reflecting an Anglican Catholic faith and spirituality. St. Theodore's Church can be reached by leaving
the M4 at junction 40. Follow signpost to Port Talbot. At traffic
lights turn left. St. Theodore's Church is 300 yards on the left
with its own car park. |
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