St Margaret's Parish Church, Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan. Visitors welcome on Wednesday. Services times are in the listing. Free entry.
Details
Accessibility:
There is some on-street parking near to the entrance of the churchyard and along Church Terrace to the north. The pavements around the site are tarmacked and generally flat but where there are trees to the side of the pavement the tarmac has been lifted by roots. There are three gated entrances to the churchyard, all of which have small stone steps up into the churchyard, but the gate on St Margaret's Crescent has a very shallow step. There is a very small step (less than an inch) into the church itself. Disabled access into the church is through the porch. The floor of the church is laid with quarry tiles and is flat and level.
The nearest public toilets with disability facilities are in the Globe Live Music Venue to the west of the church along Albany Road. Further public toilets are available in Roath Park. The Roath Church House also has a disability toilet, but it is open at limited times (please see this website's venue description).
"St. Margaret’s Church was commissioned by the 3rd Marquess of Bute and built in 1870 to designs by John Prichard. It includes stonework and memorials from an ancient church on the same site, which was demolished in 1867. The tower was completed in 1927 to designs by John Coates Carter; the reredos by Ninian Comper in 1925.
Tombs of members of the Bute family, including the 1st Marquess, are located in a magnificent mausoleum built to designs by John Prichard, 1881-86. The mausoleum contains fine carvings, mosaic and stained glass."
Brief Description:
St Margaret of Antioch (St Margaret's Church) is the parish church of Roath, Cardiff. There has been a place of worship on this site since around 1100 ‘the Chapel of Raht’ was founded on the site by Lord Robert Fitzhamon. This first building was replaced in 1870 with the current Grade I listed building, which is constructed from dark sandstone with lighter sandstone windows surrounds and detailing. The churchyard lost most of its gravestones in 1969 when the grounds were cleared. Part of the churchyard wall is medieval.
The church includes a pipe organ and the unique Bute Mausoleum including foliage carving, a brick vault and a mosaic of Christ in Majesty on the west wall.
Further Information:
Address:
St Margaret's Parish Church, Waterloo Rd, Roath, Cardiff, CF23 5AW
Telephone:
Secretary: Mrs Tricia Osman: 029 20484808
Email:
N/A
Website:
http://www.roath.org.uk/StMargaret/index.html
Opening Hours:
Visitors: Wednesday - 10am-12pm
Sunday Services
8 a.m. Eucharist
9.30 a.m. Sung Eucharist (with Sunday School 2nd & 3rd Sundays of the month)
6.00 p.m. Sung Evensong
Weekdays
Wednesday 9.30 a.m.
From junction 29 – follow the A48(M) towards Cardiff E&S, this turns into the A48 and you then follow the signs toward Cardiff (E)/ Docks / A4232 / Cardiff Bay and come off at the slip road. Stay in the left-hand lane and take Southern Way, going right at the next roundabout onto the A4161 towards City Centre. Keep into the right-hand lane and turn right at the traffic lights onto the A469/Albany Road. Take the first turning on the right onto St Margaret’s Crescent and the church is located on your left.
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Transport:
For more travel information go to https://www.traveline.info/ or call 0871 200 22 33.
Amenities:
There are no amenities on site, but you can find plenty of places for food and drink in nearby Carmarthen.
Travel Information
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Or call Traveline Cymru on 0800 464 0000
Location
Nearest Venues
Roath Mill Gardens park and gardens, Cardiff
311 metres*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.