Holy Cross Church was built in 1827 as a chapel-of-ease in a
Gothic style. A board inside the church reports that it was built with a grant
from the 'Society for promoting the Enlargement and Building of Churches and
Chapels' and was designed to seat 500 people. The church formally closed at the
end of 2008, suddenly and unexpectedly for health and safety reasons due to the
interior ceiling falling in. It was declared redundant by the Archbishop of
Wales the following year after it was deemed too dangerous to continue to
worship in and too expensive to repair.
St Mary's Church, Aberavon, has been a Grade II
listed building since 31 January 2000. The medieval church was rebuilt in
the Gothic style
in 1858-59. The tower was added to around 1870, and the north aisle was added
in 1898.
The churchyard contains the grave of Dic Penderyn,
executed in 1831. A memorial was placed by local trade unionists in 1966.
St. Paul's was built in 1910, at the expense of Sir
Arthur Vivian, although the architect is unknown.
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