St Anne's Church, Cefn Hengoed

St Anne's, Cefn Hengoed
St Anne's in 2007
51°39′29″N 3°14′09″W / 51.657996°N 3.235865°W / 51.657996; -3.235865Coordinates: 51°39′29″N 3°14′09″W / 51.657996°N 3.235865°W / 51.657996; -3.235865
Denomination Church in Wales
History
Former name(s) Cefn Hengoed Mission Church
Status Disused
Founded 1931
Founder(s) John Owen Williams
Dedication St Anne
Architecture
Completed 1939
Construction cost £800+
Closed 2015
Specifications
Number of floors 1
Materials brick
Administration
Parish Gelligaer
Deanery Merthyr Tydfil & Caerphilly
Archdeaconry Morgannwg
Diocese Diocese of Llandaff

St Anne's Church, Cefn Hengoed is a disused Church in Wales church in Cefn Hengoed, Caerphilly in South Wales.

The church dates from 1939 and was founded by Reverend John Owen Williams, who had started a cottage Sunday school in Cefn Hengoed in 1931.[1] A Second World war air raid shelter is located at the side of the church.[2]

The church required extra funds for a refurbishment in 2010.[3] By 2015, the church was defunct, and together with some adjoining land, was offered for sale with a starting price of £150,000.[4]

References

  1. "Coflein". Coflein.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. "Parish of Gelligaer". Parishofgelligeaer.org.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. "Caerphilly Community Council Minutes" (PDF). Your.caerphilly.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2017.


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