Back to indexSt Michael's Church, Buckingham Place, Brecon
Denomination: Roman Catholic Dedication: St Michael Built: 1851 History: Built to a design by Joseph Aloysius Hansom, inventor of the Hansom Cab and architect of Birmingham's Town Hall. St Michael's Church is early in date for a Roman Catholic church in rural Wales. The great Spanish soprano Adelina Patti of Craig-y-nos Castle in the Swansea Valley was married at St Michael's Church on 25 January 1899 to her third husband, Baron Rolf Cederstrom. [Source: Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust (CPAT) website] Photography: John Ball Date: 12 January 2007 Camera: Nikon D50 digital SLR |