Church

St Peter, Cockett

St Peter, Cockett

St Peter’s is a Church in Wales parish church on Cockett Road, Cockett, Swansea, in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon.

Location
Cockett, Glamorgan
Country
Wales
County
Glamorgan
City / town
Cockett
Address
Cockett Road, Cockett, Glamorgan, SA2 0FH
Postcode
SA2 0FH
Built
1856–57; south aisle and porch 1882
Architect
R. K. Penson; J. Bacon Fowler (1882 aisle)
Denomination
Church in Wales
Dedication
Peter
Diocese
Swansea and Brecon
Parish
Cockett
Style
Geometrical Gothic
Materials
Roughly coursed Pennant sandstone with Bath stone dressings; slate roofs
Opening hours
St Peter's is used by a variety of groups and whenever it is in use the building is open. It is always open at 5pm for Evening Prayer. Otherwise, opening by arrangement. Please contact the Vicar.
Access
Accessible toilets in church

Overview

Coflein, as cited by People’s Collection Wales, records a church of 1856–57 by R. K. Penson, of roughly coursed Pennant sandstone with Bath stone dressings and slate roofs, nave and chancel in one, and an overhanging west bell gable, with Geometrical tracery. A gabled south aisle and porch were added in 1882 by J. Bacon Fowler. The parish website and National Churches Trust state that it opened in 1856 as a chapel of ease to St Mary’s, Swansea, on land from John Dillwyn Llewelyn of Penllergare; the parish was formed from St Mary’s in 1878. A mosaic rood crucifix by John Petts hangs in the church. No Cadw listed-building entry was found for this church. The parish site is cockettparish.org.uk.

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