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St Michael's Church, Buckingham Place, Brecon

St Michael's Church, 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

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