Norwegian Church - Newport to Swansea - Wales.
N 51° 37.216 W 003° 55.854
30U E 435554 N 5719215
The Norwegian Church was a Seamans church in the docklands area of Swansea, and was relocated in 1910 from Newport, Wales.
Waymark Code: WMDXR8
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/08/2012
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The Norwegian Church has been moved twice, first from Newport to Swansea, & then from one side of Swansea docks to the other side.
The Church is now an artisans workshop creating jewellery.
The Church of Norway is a Protestant state church, headed by the King of Norway, with the Storting as the supreme legislative body. The Royal Family is obligated to practise the Evangelical-Lutheran religion.
The Norwegian Church is a Grade II listed building in the docklands area of Swansea. The church building was originally located at Newport Docks. It was originally built as a place of worship for sailors from Norway when they visited the UK. It was relocated to Swansea in 1910 at a site directly opposite the Dock entrance on the River Tawe.
In 1966 the Norwegian Seamen's Mission in Bergen told the last minister, Pastor Somerset, to abandon the Lutheran Mission and return to Norway.
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