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	Norwegian Church/Eglwys Norwyaidd Harbour Drive CF10 4PA Cardiff/Caerdydd United Kingdom
Denomination:	Deconsecrated
Congregation:	Norwegian Church Arts Centre
Geogr. Coordinates:	51.46139° N, 3.16186° W
Reference year:	1868
Building type:	Single-nave church
Description:	Wooden single-nave church in Norwegian style
Name derivation:	From the Norwegian Seafarer’s Mission, who cared for the Norwegian seamen in the port of Cardiff


Building material	Wood

History:

1868:	Founded by Herman Lunde, Oslo; construction of the church at the entry of Bute’s Dock
1974:	Deconsecration
1987:	Foundation of the Norwegian Church Preservation Trust
Apr 1992:	Reopening by Princess Martha Louise of Norway after dismantling and reconstruction at the present location
2006:	Cardiff Harbour Authority takes responsibility, used as arts centre
17/05/2011:	Reopening on the Norwegian Day of The constitution after restoration

Important persons:

Congregation member:

Dahl, Roald (1916–1990, British author of Norwegian extraction)

Sources

National Churches Trust: Norwegian Church, https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/node/6353, retrieved 26/08/2018

Norwegian Church Arts Centre: Web-Site „Norwegian Church“, https://www.norwegianchurchcardiff.com/gallery/, retrieved 02/10/2017