St Michael & All Angels Church, Tongwynlais

‘Sounds of Europe’ Concert

Presented by Marc Elton (baroque violin/viola) and Despina Homatidou (harpsichord). Thursday 9 April in St Catwg’s Church, Pentyrch at 7pm. Despina has performed throughout Britain and Europe as a soloist and an ensemble player. Both she and Marc are lecturers at the Welsh College of Music and Drama, and Despina additionally at Cardiff University. Tickets £13 / £10.

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Lent, Holy Week and Easter Services and Events

There are many services and events taking place over Lent, Holy Week and Easter across the Garth Ministry Area. These are a mix of more traditional services, family services, informal talks and social events. Everyone is welcome to join us.

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MA ‘Come and Sing’ Evensong

We are delighted that our next MA ‘Come and Sing’ evensong will take place in Llandaff Cathedral on Sunday 12 April at 4pm. Singers very welcome! For more information please get in touch with Revd Mary, or come along to Christ Church’s regular practice on Thursdays at 6pm.

About

St Michael and All Angels Church in Tongwynlais originally belonged to the parish of Whitchurch, Cardiff. In 1850, the squire of Greenmeadow named Henry Lewis had his coach house converted to a church and school, removing the need to journey to Whitchurch. In 1875, Henry Lewis donated a site for a purpose-built church, together with £100 towards its building, and the church’s founding stone was laid. Contributions were also received from the Llandaff Church Extension Society and the Melingriffith Tin Plate Works (the largest tin plate works in the world by the end of the 18th century).

History

John Pritchard, a Welsh architect in the neo-Gothic style (who’d established a practice at Llandaff, Cardiff becoming the ‘Resident Diocesan Architect’ in December 1844) was engaged in the church’s build.

St Michael and All Angels Church is constructed in red and grey sandstone and was opened in 1877. It would function as a chapel of ease to St Mary’s Church, Whitchurch for the next 44 years. 

Its rood screen (an ornate partition between the Chancel and the Nave) was donated by Herbert Cory who became the Sheriff of Glamorgan in 1913 and was created a baronet in 1919. The rood screen was in thanksgiving for the safe return of the villagers who fought in the First World War.

After the formation of the Church in Wales in 1920, changes were carried out to the parish structures in the area. In 1921, St Michael’s was partitioned from the Parish of Whitchurch, and was placed in a new Parish of Tongwynlais. The new parish was initially in the Deanery of Caerphilly but has since been transferred to the Deanery of Llandaff.

St Michael’s saw its grounds reduced in width in 1950 owing to a road-widening scheme. In 1954, St Michael’s was joined in its parish by St James’ Church in Taff’s Well and St Mary’s Church in Nantgarw, which had both been separated from the Parish of Eglwysilian, though St Mary’s in Nantgarw closed in 1983.  St Michael’s gained listed status in 1977. St Michael’s has never had a graveyard, but has a burial plot for cremated remains which was consecrated during the tenure of Rev’d Peter Lewis in the 1970s.

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