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St Thomas church was built in 1886 and stands proud in the centre of the eastside of Swansea.

The church building, designed by John Mark Mansell Jenkinson, the second generation of a Sheffield firm of architects, was opened in 1971.

The church was founded in 1894 to serve the growing and close-knit population in the area, serving the people who worked in the local industries, which included coal mining, the gas works, the brickworks and the BICC (British Insulated Callender Cables).

The highlight of a visit is to the Sanctuary to view the fine triptych reredos with covered cornice and panels of saints and inscriptions recording incumbents and donors.

Invited by the exterior to come.

The stunning interior of Caen stone evokes the great Gothic cathedrals of Amiens and Reims; the church is also home to a superb collection of stained glass windows by Kempe and others. 

St John's is a very fine example of Victorian architecture, originally opened in 1879 and, following a fire, reopened in 1897 with one of the tallest spires in northern England.

The village of Balderton is mentioned in Domesday and there was possibly a church of Saxon origin although no trace of this has ever been found.

Today, the Cathedral continues the same mission set by the Benedictine Fathers in the 19th century and stands as an outward symbol of the Catholic faith in south Wales.

Usually ranked among the very best parish churches of England, St Mary's dominates town and country with its immensely tall 14th century spire of Lincolnshire limestone.

An Anglo-Saxon church, with 1,000 years of history, home to the oldest in situ medieval wall paintings in the country.

St Augustine’s promises a warm welcome to all visitors, whether they are looking in on their parish church or have a special interest in stained glass.