Chapels · Mid Wales
Our Lady of Cardigan
In or near Aberporth.
Our Lady of Cardigan in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Our Lady of Cardigan is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Cardigan Bowling Club, established in 1965, offers a welcoming environment for both social and bowling members. Visitors can enjoy indoor and outdoor bowling facilities, participate in competitions, and relax in the clubhouse with a bar and lounge area.
From the Wikipedia article
Our Lady of Cardigan (Welsh: Mair o Aberteifi), also known as Our Lady of the Taper, the Catholic national shrine of Wales, is a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary created by Sr Concordia Scott and located in a chapel in Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The present St Mary's church dates back to around 1158. The original statue is believed to have been taken to London and destroyed at Chelsea in 1538 along with other Marian images on the orders of Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, chief minister of King Henry VIII. In 1952, the Bishop of Menevia, John Edward Petit, was informed that Cardigan had once possessed a famous shrine and pilgrimage site, and a new statue was carved based on the description of the original. The new statue was blessed at Westminster Cathedral in London and taken to every parish in the Diocese of Menevia before arriving in Cardigan where it was placed in Our Lady of Sorrows church. Fourteen years later, a new…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.0872, -4.6527
- District
- Ceredigion
- Parish
- Cardigan
- Postcode
- SA43 1PH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
- Phone
- +44 1239 615062
- Opening
- Outdoor green: Daily 11 am - 8 pm; Indoor Bowling Centre: Daily 9 am - 8 pm; Clubhouse: Mon-Thu 5 pm - 10 pm, Fri 3.30 pm - close, Sat 4 pm - close, Sun 1 pm - 6 pm
- Official site
- www.cardiganbowling.club
Sources
- wikidata: Q7110766 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Our Lady of Cardigan (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Our Lady of Cardigan?
- Our Lady of Cardigan is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA43 1PH), in the parish of Cardigan.
- What is Our Lady of Cardigan?
- Our Lady of Cardigan in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Our Lady of Cardigan?
- Drivers can use postcode SA43 1PH.
- Who owns Our Lady of Cardigan?
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- Is Our Lady of Cardigan free to visit?
- Yes, Our Lady of Cardigan is free to enter.
- How do I get to Our Lady of Cardigan?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SA43 1PH. It sits within the Ceredigion Preseli parliamentary constituency.