Cyncoed Methodist Church

Cyncoed Methodist Church is a listed place of worship in the suburb of Cyncoed in Cardiff, Wales. Organisationally, it is in the East cluster of the Cardiff Methodist Circuit.[1]

Cyncoed Methodist Church
51.5227°N 3.1645°W / 51.5227; -3.1645
DenominationMethodist
Websitecyncoedmethodistchurch.co.uk
History
Dedicated24 September 1966
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated30 November 2001
Architect(s)Alex Gordon
Administration
CircuitCardiff East

The church was built in 1966 and was designed by Alex Gordon, who was to become a prominent architect in south Wales.[2][3] The building is in the International Modern style that was pioneered by Mies van der Rohe, and is a rectilinear design in glass and buff-coloured brick. The foundation stone was laid on 20 November 1965, and the church was dedicated the following September. A large extension was built to the rear of the church in 1992. The church gained listed status in 2001, with the listing giving as a reason: As an individually accomplished design, Cyncoed Methodist Church helps to define the architectural standard for post-war religious buildings in Wales.[4]

References
  1. "Cardiff Methodist Circuit". Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. Foyle, Andrew (22 September 2011). "Gordon, Sir Alexander John [Alex]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/72504. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. Stephens, Meic (28 July 1999). "Obituary: Sir Alex Gordon". The Independent.
  4. "British Listed Buildings". Retrieved 6 February 2021.


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