Norwegian seamen's church

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Norwegian seamen's church by Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff as part of the Geograph project.

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Norwegian seamen's church

Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 21 Oct 2009

The need for this mission was prompted by the large number of Scandinavian ships bringing pit props and taking on coal at Swansea docks around the turn of the C20. The church was originally in Newport but was re-erected here in 1910 for Norwegian sailors. It functioned as a place of worship, and Britain's last working seamen's mission, until 1998. It was relocated again for the redevelopment of the docks and is now a jewellery showroom. See http://www.explore-gower.co.uk/Content/pa=showpage/pid=58.html

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.620283
Longitude
-3.930937