St Cadoc’s

Sunday, 09:00 — Holy Eucharist with hymns
Monday, 18:00 — Evening Prayer, followed by 18:30, Holy Eucharist (said)
Thursday, 09:30 — Morning Prayer, followed by 10:00, Holy Eucharist (said)

St Cadoc’s Church,
Coldbrook Road West,
Barry CF63 1LF

The Parish Church of Saint Cadoc, Cadoxton-juxta-Barry

The Parish Church is situated in the one-time village of Cadoxton (or Cadoxton-juxta-Barry in full) and is affectionately referred to as the ‘Old Village Church’. 150 years ago, Cadoxton was the largest village in the Barry area: for example, in 1844 the Parliamentary register contained 25 names: Twenty from Cadoxton and five from Barry.

The church was founded in 800 AD and dedicated to St Cadoc, it was from the church that the village took its name.

St Cadoc’s Church is an ancient church, and is of historic interest, one of the historical attractions is a Laudian Altar-rail which ‘boxes in’ the Altar on three sides. It is a Grade II listed building. The present structure being Norman but built on the site of an earlier church founded by St Cadoc himself.

The church itself is nestled behind a row of large Yew trees, the graveyard is now closed, but the remembrance garden is still being used. Construction of a new toilet was completed in 2022.

All of our team minister at each of the four churches, but Fr Robert has special responsibility for St Cadoc’s.

Rectors of Cadoxton-juxta-Barry

1534: Lewis Thomas
1554: Thomas ap Morgan
1561: Lewis Adams
1564–1565: Thomas Morgan
1626: Laomedan (Lemuell) Fowler
1639: George Fowler
1646: Thomas Lloyd
1662: John Cutts
1670: Edmund Estance
1705: Thomas Lucas
1750: Joseph Thomas
1757: Cornelius Norwood
1766: William Jenkins
1777: William Price
1830 – 4 September 1858: Gabriel Powell, died in post
1859: William Morgan
8 March 1871 – 30 May 1902: Ebenezer Morris, previously curate of LLanidloes, of Caerphilly, of LLantarnam and LLanvihangel. Lived at Ty Newydd then Penygraig, Rectory Road; and died in post
10 December 1902 – 1920: John Smith Longdon (previously of Hirwain, Aberdare; also Rural Dean of Barry from 1915; died 21 February 1931, aged 63)
In the 20th century, when there were often one or two assistant priests (or curates) besides the Rector, the Rector usually took direct responsibility for St Mary’s, delegating much of the work at the Parish Church (St Cadoc’s), at the mission rooms, at St Aidan’s and at St John’s Welsh Church.
1921–1940: William Austin-Davies (died 26 September 1946, aged 65)
1941–1946: Alban Lloyd-Jones
1946–1973: Cyril Andrew Davies (later also Rural Dean of Barry, and a Canon of Llandaff from 1957; died in post, 14 February 1973)
23 July 1973 – 1991 (retired): Gerald Robert Steele (ordained 1951; died 16 May 2001, aged 75) moved from the old Rectory (by then unsuitable) to the New Rectory, newly built in the former orchard
1992–2011 (retired): John Malcolm Hughes SSC (ordained 1971; also Area Dean from 2008)
2012–2016: Benjamin (Ben) Andrews SSC (instituted 18 June 2012; became Team Rector in the Rectorial Benefice of Barry)

Sources: Luxton, Brian C. St Cadoc’s — A History of the Old Village Church, Cadoxton-Juxta-Barry (1980); Church Times archives; archive copies of the parish magazine

Vicars at St Cadoc’s in the Rectorial Benefice of Barry (called Barry Ministry Area)

2016–2020: Ben Andrews SSC (Team Rector; became a Vicar in Aberavon)
2021 – November 2023: Daniel Simon (Dan) Barnes-Davies SCP (Vicar)
2023–present: Robert Parrish (Vicar; acting Vicar, May – October 2023)

Some assistant clergy of the Parish of Cadoxton

In 1843: Jenkin Davies
1852 (deaconed): James Watkins. Died 11 April 1856, aged 29; “formerly Curate”
1856: Richard Evans (later Rector of Merthyr Dovan)
1858: William Morgan
September 1888 – December 1889: S. Gomer Price (born 1863, deaconed 1888, priested 1889) was apparently the “first curate of this parish” (https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4594799/4594802/28/), and held mid-week services yng Nghymraeg at the Mission Room, Iddesleigh Street. After a quarrel with the rector (https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4320577/4320580/58/ & https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4231358/4231360/14/), left for Dowlais and later became curate at Ystradyfodwg (in charge of Ton, Pentre) then rector of Pennal, Meirionnydd
1890–1893: A. E. Couch (deaconed 1890, priested 1891) became curate of Hanley, Staffordshire
1891–1894: Robert Usher (deaconed 1891), Curate-in-Charge of Barry Dock district; became Rector of Sulworth
27 May 1893 – after 1896: John Hugh Evans, the first curate for yr Eglwys Sant Ioan, former curate of Llanishen. Lived at Clarence House, Kenilworth Road
1894–1898: Lewis Hughes, Curate of St Mary’s; previously Curate of Aberdare, became Rector of Rhosilly
In November 1899 and June 1902: Henry Samuel Frank Williams was Curate of St Mary’s and superintendent of the Missions to Seamen (senior curate by October 1899). Later at St Matthew’s Pontypridd and a Chaplain to the Forces in the Great War, for which he was awarded the Military Cross
12 June 1898 – 19 November 1903: Isaac Humphreys, curate in charge of Sant Ioan under Morris, then senior curate under Longdon. Deputised for Mr Evans, Rector of Merthyr-Dovan in Evans’ terminal illness. Humphreys died in post at Guy’s Hospital, aged 39
in October 1902: Morris Isaac and W. Tibbott (Cadoxton)
before October – after December 1902: Hamilton Fox (Barry Docks)
c. 1903 – 1909: J. Owen Roberts, from Ynys Môn, became curate of St Catherine’s Canton
1903–1906: Lemuel J. James, formerly curate of Maindee; became vicar of Ystrad Mynach
?–1905: W. L. Hughes, became rector of Llandanwg with Llanpedr, Meirionnydd
?–1905: M. Evans Davies, became rector of Kilybebyll (near Neath)
c. 1907 – 1913: J. W. Hughes (senior curate by 1909), became curate of Llanbadarn Fawr, near Aberystwyth
In 1914: G. Isaac
C. A. Clark was later curate of St Andrew’s Major and Dinas Powys, then a Chaplain in the Great War, and was injured in 1918
1908–1919: Ifor Davies, called “senior curate” on his departure. Became Vicar of Pontnewynydd
1931–1936: William Roach, became Rector of Porthcawl then a Canon of LLandaff (on 10 December 1959)
At a similar time to Roach, Fathers Flavel and Rew were at St Aidan’s
before 1948 – 4 May 1949: L. C. J. Gruffydd Jones (priest at St Aidan’s; became Rector of LLansannor)
1947–1953: David Grenfell Rees, Curate (ordained 1943; previously Curate at LLangeinor, later served St Andrew’s Major and Dyffryn; died 2016, aged 97) probably responsible for St Cadoc;s; first curate to live at Everard Street
in 1954: Derek Arthur George Brinn (born 1922, died 30 September 1965; later Rector of Kirkby-in-Ashfield)
1957–1961: Wynne Vaughan Lake, Curate (ordained 1957, died 2015)
1957–1959: Douglas S. L. Perkins, “Curate of St Cadoc’s” (ordained priest 20 December 1958, died early 1959), lived at Everard Street
1959–1964: H. G. Godden, probably in charge of St Cadoc’s (and choirmaster), lived at Everard Street; became an incumbent in Chelmsford diocese
before 1963 – 1964: Albert Roberts, of Woodlands Road, left for Mirfield
1965–1967: W. J. Loyns, priest at St Cadoc’s, lived at Everard Street; previously curate-in-charge of St Cynon’s Ynyscynon, emigrated to Jamaica
1967–1971: Royston Peter Matthews, Curate at St Cadoc’s (ordained 1964, retired 2005) previously Curate at Fairwater, lived at Everard Street
1971 – September 1975: Graham John Wheeler, Curate at St Cadoc’s (ordained 1966, died 2017) lived at Everard St, previously assistant at St Martin’s Cardiff
1975–1979: Peter Reece Roberts, Curate (ordained Michaelmas 1975, retired 2014) moved from Everard St to new curate’s house on Daniel St (called St Aidan’s House)
by Jan 76 – after Jan 77: Arthur Wilfrid Mandall (1903–1977) was honorary curate, having retired 1973
1979–1981: Christopher John Dixon Probert, Curate (ordained 1978, priested 30 June 1979, retired 2011) lived at St Aidan’s House
1982–1985: Roy Meredith Owen (ordained 1945, died 2006; Curate of Merthyr Dyfan, 1951–1956) lived at St Aidan’s House
1986 – August 1989: James Edward Power, Curate (ordained deacon 1986, priested 27 June 1987; now Vicar of St Mary’s Harrow-on-the-Hill and Chaplain at Harrow School) lived at St Aidan’s House
1990–1991: Colin James Sanderson, Curate (ordained 1987 to Merthyr Dyfan, now Vicar of St James’s Congleton), lived at St Aidan’s House
1993–?: Paul Newsum (in his retirement; ordained 1954)
2015–2016: Christopher Charles (Chris) Seaton SSC, Assistant Priest (thereafter Assistant Priest in the Rectorial Benefice, until his retirement in 2021)

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