FROM the Archive this week features Weston Hill in Barry.<\/p>\n
The English Congregational Chapel in Weston Hill was opened on December 17, 1900.<\/p>\n
The movement to open a church was led by several families and individuals in Cadoxton from 1891 as they wanted a spiritual home.<\/p>\n
The iron chapel in the photo was removed from Barry Dock to make way for a permanent building and planted on Weston Hill.<\/p>\n
MORE STORIES<\/p>\n
From the Archive: a church in need of repairs<\/p>\n
From the Archive: an evangelical son<\/p>\n
From the Archive: St Helen's RC Church<\/p>\n
Dismantling and reusing existing iron churches was not unusual in the Barry District and this iron church had previously been used by Tabernacle and in Tynewydd Road.<\/p>\n
Several ministers from the district took part in the inaugural service in 1900 in the recycled chapel - including Rev. J. Mydyr Evans from Barry Dock and ministers from Cardiff and Penarth.<\/p>\n
At the invitation of Alderman J.C. Meggitt J.P. following the opening service a number of ladies and gentlemen sat down to afternoon tea.<\/p>\n
The Barry & District News would like to thank Cllr Shirley Hodges for the photograph and information.<\/p>\n
If you have an old Barry photograph you would like to see included, with information about what it depicts, email sha@barryanddistrictnews.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Excerpt from:<\/p>\n From the Archive: Going to a spiritual place in Barry - Barry and District News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FROM the Archive this week features Weston Hill in Barry. The English Congregational Chapel in Weston Hill was opened on December 17, 1900. The movement to open a church was led by several families and individuals in Cadoxton from 1891 as they wanted a spiritual home. Continue reading