St David's Church, Fairwater

St David's Fairwater
51°29′23″N 3°14′23″W / 51.4897°N 3.2398°W / 51.4897; -3.2398Coordinates: 51°29′23″N 3°14′23″W / 51.4897°N 3.2398°W / 51.4897; -3.2398
Denomination Lutheran
Website stdavidcardiff.webs.com
History
Status Active
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II
Designated 2 April 2007
Architect(s) Vernon Kinch
Style Brutalist
Completed August 1961
Specifications
Materials brick, concrete
Clergy
Pastor(s) Revd. Gordon Naumann BD[1]

St David's Church, Fairwater is a Lutheran church in Fairwater, Cardiff.

There has been a Lutheran community in central Cardiff since the 19th Century, but that in Fairwater is far more recent, forming only after new housing development in the post-war years. The church was designed by Vernon Kinch of Alex Gordon and Partners[2], and was completed in 1961. it belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England, and became a grade II listed building in 2007. Aside from some minor changes in joinery and the replacement of the original windows, the church is largely unaltered.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "St David Lutheran Church". The Evangelical Lutheran Church of England. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Entry on Coflein". Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Listing". Retrieved 3 June 2017.


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