St Catharine's Church
Eglwys Santes Catharine
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St Catharine's Church
St Catharine's Church
In 1875 Griffith Llewellyn (II) decided to gift the village a church. The building work took 7 years at a cost of over £17,000. The foundation stone was laid by Mrs Madelina Georgina Llewellyn on 26th June 1875. John Pritchard, an architect designed the building.
Date unknown
Date unknown
1903
1903
1915
1915
The first Griffith Llewellyn , his wife Catharine Llewellyn and their five children are buried in the cemetery. The second Griffith Llewellyn and his wife Madelina Georgina are also buried there.
Here is the original key from the official opening of St Catherine's Church in 1875. It has 'Mrs W Parr' engraved across the top.
Click on the following button to find out more about the original features as well as restoration work that has been completed.
St Baglan's Church
The remains of St Baglan's Church are situated in the grounds of St Catharine's Church.
St Baglan's church dates back to the 15th century. The church was gutted by fire in 1954.
Have you heard of the legend of St Baglan who lived at St Catherine's church? Click on the button below to find out more.
Click on the link to find the exact location of the ruins...
Adiitional information
This is a membership card of the Diocesan Bell-ringers of Swansea & Brecon in 1925.
This is a programme of a display of bellringing by the Diocesan Bell-ringers at St Catherine's Church in 1929.
Here is the website of the current Diocesan Bell-ringers of Swansea & Brecon.
Harvest Thanksgiving
Harvest Thanksgiving
Harvest thanksgiving services have always taken place in Baglan. Here is a newspaper report of a service at the church on 29th September 1876. Baglan primary school now collect donations for our local food bank as part of our Harvest thanksgiving celebrations.
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