Norwegian Church
Landmark church on Cardiff's waterfront
(Photos © Mike Slocombe)
Built in 1868 as a place of worship for the large number of Norwegian sailors and seamen who sailed into Cardiff, the original church was located a mile from its current position.
In 1987, the building was dismantled and then moved, piece by piece, to its new location where it now houses a coffee shop and art gallery
The Church is also noted for being the place where the famous children's author, Roald Dahl, was christened in 1916.
![Norwegian Church, Pier Head, Cardiff Bay, docks and Tiger Bay, Cardiff, south Wales](images/cardiff-bay-26.jpg)
Walking to the Norwegian Church on a crisp February afternoon (2004).
![Norwegian Church, Pier Head, Cardiff Bay, docks and Tiger Bay, Cardiff](images/cardiff-bay-30.jpg)
Boats passing the church [Aug 2004]
![Scott Memorial, Cardiff Bay, docks and Tiger Bay, Cardiff, south Wales](images/cardiff-bay-11.jpg)
Outside the Norwegian Church is this rather chilly looking Memorial to the Antartic explorer, Scott (his last ill-fated expedition set sail from Cardiff).
The sculpture - made up of thousands of tiny mosaic pieces - was designed by Cardiff-based sculptor Jonathon Williams and shows Scott man-hauling towards the pole with the faces of his team trapped in the ice. [Aug 2006]
![Norwegian Church, Cardiff Bay, docks and Tiger Bay, Cardiff, south Wales](images/cardiff-bay-12.jpg)
Inside the church, with a Norwegian flag to the left. [Aug 2006]
![Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, docks and Tiger Bay, Cardiff, south Wales](images/cardiff-bay-13.jpg)
Services ran until as late as 1974 in the church. [Aug 2006]
![Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, docks and Tiger Bay, Cardiff, south Wales](images/cardiff-bay-25.jpg)
Another view of the church. [Aug 2006]
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