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Holy Cross Catholic Church; Our Lady of Victories, Victoria Street, Aberaeron

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NPRN419302
Map ReferenceSN46SE
Grid ReferenceSN4585063010
Unitary (Local) AuthorityCeredigion
Old CountyCardiganshire
CommunityAberaeron
Type Of SiteCHURCH
Period20th Century
Description
Holy Cross Catholic Church is situated in Victoria Street, set slightly back from the adjacent terraced houses. The church, then known as Our Lady of Victories, was constucted as a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in 1864. It closed in 1924, but was reopened as a Catholic church in 1958. Its stained glass window, by Richard King, depicts the virgin and child and dates to 1960.

Sources include:
Lloyd, T, Orbach, J and Scourfield, R, 2006, The Buildings of Wales: Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion
http://stainedglass.llgc.org.uk/site/210

N Vousden, RCAHMW, 3 September 2013