Christ Church, Swansea

Christ Church is the parish church of a small parish in the Sandfields area of Swansea. The church is situated on Oystermouth Road, a little to the west of the Civic Centre and the Prison. It was built in 1871 and opened the following year. Its parish is typified by closely-built streets of terraced houses interspersed with corner shops and small business premises, and a strong community spirit. The houses were built in the 1850s and 1860s as Swansea began to expand westwards.

In September 1915, a little over a year after the outbreak of war, the Rev. J. H. Watkin Jones, vicar of Christ Church, put together a roll of honour of the names of the men from the parish who were serving in the war. This was not displayed, but printed as a booklet and circulated. It says that the church bell would be rung at 6pm every day to encourage people to pray for the men who were away at the front.

As it takes the form of a magazine, it is able to include more information than is possible on the framed rolls of honour. It lists all the men from the parish who had enlisted, arranged by their regiments. It also records their addresses. In total 460 names are listed. 17 of them had died by September 1915.

Download a large version of the Roll of Honour (PDF) [2MB](opens new window)

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