St Martins by night

I was going to do another church today, but as I drove past St Martins, I thought that looks so different under the lights. So I stopped and took some more pic's. I promise a new church tomorrow.

The Parish Church of St Martin is situated at the top of the town of Caerphilly, 7 miles north of Cardiff. In addition to its association with the cheese of that name, the town is noted for its fine 13th Century castle, reputed to be the second largest in Europe. The Parish is part of the ancient Diocese of Llandaff, whose area broadly coincides with the former county of Glamorgan.

The present Church building was constructed in the late 19th Century. The Tower was added to the North West corner in 1910 to commemorate the visit to Caerphilly of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. It was designed by the then Diocesan Architect Mr George Halliday, and built by Messrs E Turner & Sons of Cardiff at a cost of £1,780. It stands an imposing 75’ 6” high, and is built of Pennant stone in the style of 14th Century English Gothic. Major restoration work was carried out in 2000.