Norwegian Church Arts Centre

Looking like it's popped from the pages of a storybook, this white-slatted wooden building with a black witch's-hat spire was modeled on a traditional Norwegian village church. It was built in 1868 to minister to Norwegian sailors and remained a place of worship until 1974. It's now an arts center hosting exhibitions, concerts, markets and the like, and has a sweet cafe. Cardiff-born writer Roald Dahl, whose parents were from Norway, was christened here.

Dahl served as president of the preservation trust that restored and renovated the church. It was closed at the time of research due to Covid-19 restrictions.

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