St Paul'S Church, Grangetown

St Paul's Church was a Grade II listed Church in Wales parish church opened in 1890 in Grangetown, Cardiff, Wales. In 2010 it was put up for sale because of excessive repair and running costs. Its last church service in the main building was held on 5 February 2016 and plans were prepared to convert the building into housing, with a small part retained for use by the congregation. History and architectureIn 1885 Lord Windsor gave one acre of land to locate a church for the new Cardiff suburb of Grangetown. He financed the initial building costs of £4000. The foundation stone was laid in 1889 and the building was opened by the Bishop of Llandaff on 5 February 1890. A chancel was added in 1902. Designed by the Arts and Crafts architect John Coates Carter (working with J. P. Seddon), St Paul's has been described as being the "finest" of his surviving early churches. Pevsner's Buildings of Wales describes the building materials as "highly eccentric". The walls consist of Pennant rubble with dressings of pink Staffordshire sandstone. It also has an early and unusual example of concrete construction; major elements are formed from concrete mixed with pebbles, crushed brick and sandstone chippings.

St Paul's Church was a Grade II listed Church in Wales parish church opened in 1890 in Grangetown, Cardiff, Wales. In 2010 it was put up for sale because of excessive repair and running costs. Its last church service in the main building was held on 5 February 2016 and plans were prepared to convert the building into housing, with a small part retained for use by the congregation. History and architectureIn 1885 Lord Windsor gave one acre of land to locate a church for the new Cardiff suburb of Grangetown. He financed the initial building costs of £4000. The foundation stone was laid in 1889 and the building was opened by the Bishop of Llandaff on 5 February 1890. A chancel was added in 1902. Designed by the Arts and Crafts architect John Coates Carter (working with J. P. Seddon), St Paul's has been described as being the "finest" of his surviving early churches. Pevsner's Buildings of Wales describes the building materials as "highly eccentric". The walls consist of Pennant rubble with dressings of pink Staffordshire sandstone. It also has an early and unusual example of concrete construction; major elements are formed from concrete mixed with pebbles, crushed brick and sandstone chippings.