Sgt Walkley Memorial - St Catherin's Church - Pontypriddd, Wales, Great Britain.
N 51° 36.141 W 003° 20.543
30U E 476287 N 5716867
St Catherin's church was built in the late 1800s. Features a memorial to Sergeant Edward Walkley, the 2nd Wiltshire Regiment. The Parish of Pontypridd 'Saint Catherine' is in the Diocese of Llandaff.
Waymark Code: WMKDF7
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/25/2014
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An imposing Church with a tall spire that can be seen for miles.
The church is open daily. From: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Access to St Catherin's is through the Church hall, Connect entrance.
The church features a veteran memorial plaque made from white marble, mounted on a Portland stone carved base. Showing two military figures and crossed flags. The text on the marble plaque reads:
"To the glory of God and in memory of Police constable, Edward Walkley. Sergeant in the 2nd Wiltshire Regiment. Killed in action, February 14th 1900. At Rensburg South Africa.
The Church in Wales is made up of over 900 parishes. If you live in Wales, you will live in a parish. Each parish covers a specific geographic area and is looked after by a cleric assigned to it. Each Parish may have several church's.
"The foundation stone was laid in 1866, but it was to be another three years before even part of the building was to be used for worship. Centenary services were held in September 1969. Like many of the ecclesiastical structures of that time, the style selected was Gothic or very Early English and was to be composed of what was known as “Newbridge Stone”, with dressings of Bath stone." Adapted from text source: (
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Street address of Church:
St Catherine’s Church, Gelliwastad Grove, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales. CF37 2BS