Dear John,
You wrote:
According to the entry for Tredegar in Kelly's 1901 Trades Directory:
In 1840 the town was formed into an ecclesiastical parish from the civil
parish of Bedwellty......
The church of St. George is a rectangular building of stone in the Norman
style, and consists of chancel, nave, north porch and a western tower,
containing one, bell and clock: there are 1100 sittings, 600 being free.
The register dates from about the year 1836.
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Bryan Morgan' complete transcription of the 1901 "Kelly's" for
Monmouthshire is available on-line at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~familyalbum/kellys.htm
It includes a comprehensive description of Tredegar (as well as other
significant townships in Monmouthshire). It is a wonderful source of
information about the county."
I saw this in Kelly's directory and it is that which brought the questions to
my mind. In other words, is St. George 'the parish church of Tredegar?' Is
it a 'chapel of ease?' Isn't Tredegar part of the parish of Bedwellty - or
was in 1869? How is St. George different from St. Sannan in its designation
-- not sure I'm asking the right questions in the right way .... in my
understanding each 'parish' has a 'cathedral' or what I think of as a
'main'
church. Is that correct? Would St. Sannan be a 'main' church and St. George
under it?
Also from your email...
"Photographs of St. George's Church, Tredegar are included in the archive
of "Images of Wales" webpages, and can be requested through my "WFHA"
website at the URL below."
What is the title of the archived photos? Your site is so great, thought I'd
make sure this information gets to others on the List who may be new.
http://home.clara.net/wfha/wales/index.htm
Thank you for everything, John.
Joanne