Post by KG on Dec 31, 2017 2:44:16 GMT
A much-loved church in Barry is set to close after 125 years
The church was built in 1892 and is being sold.
St Paul’s contains a war memorial to all those who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars and as well a memorial for the Korean War.
The church also has a memorial window to the captain and the crew of the liner Royston Grange destroyed by fire after a collision in the River Plate in 1972. All the crew lost their lives, and the captain, Captain George Booth, was from Barry.
Hopefully, these important artifacts will be relocated to All saints, St. Mary's etc. Keith.
A local legend connected to the church is of a flag from the steamship Trevessa which sank in the Indian Ocean, rescued by a cabin boy from Barry and presented by his mother, Mrs Dora Phillips.
Many a Barry man had sailed with the Tre: ships of the Haines Company, Captain Foster lived on East View Terrace, It is quite likely that the two men at least knew each other. Arthur had joined Haines as an apprentice and did serve on a “Trevessa” amongst others of the fleet. Hence, again until more information is found, it can be taken that he may even have received the flag from Captain Foster as a momento of a Trevessa
It is more likely that the mystery will never be solved, without further help. I believe the ensign of a Trevessa that had hung until recently and for many years, proudly in St. Pauls was a genuine artefact from the past and part of an important part of the nautical history of Barry. I am uncertain as yet which SS. Trevessa all is actually linked to. Apparently it was normal for shipping companies to rename a ship with a previous vessels name when they suffered a loss or a ship was sold etc. Arthur Phillips did serve on TREVESSA (1). If I had to hazard a guess would assume that the ensign was made a gift to him as a souvenir when Haines sold the ship to another company in South America.
With little knowledge possibly at the time of the former ship being sold and the later foundering of Trevessa (2) and the epic voyage of her lifeboats becoming world news it is possible that the two tales become slightly mixed over time. Barrian, Master Mariner: Cecil Patrick Thomas Foster of Trevessa (2) was received by the king and queen of the day at Buckingham Palace and later wrote a book of the Trevessa’s foundering, in the captains own words Arthur was not mentioned as a crew member.
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The church was built in 1892 and is being sold.
St Paul’s contains a war memorial to all those who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars and as well a memorial for the Korean War.
The church also has a memorial window to the captain and the crew of the liner Royston Grange destroyed by fire after a collision in the River Plate in 1972. All the crew lost their lives, and the captain, Captain George Booth, was from Barry.
Hopefully, these important artifacts will be relocated to All saints, St. Mary's etc. Keith.
A local legend connected to the church is of a flag from the steamship Trevessa which sank in the Indian Ocean, rescued by a cabin boy from Barry and presented by his mother, Mrs Dora Phillips.
Many a Barry man had sailed with the Tre: ships of the Haines Company, Captain Foster lived on East View Terrace, It is quite likely that the two men at least knew each other. Arthur had joined Haines as an apprentice and did serve on a “Trevessa” amongst others of the fleet. Hence, again until more information is found, it can be taken that he may even have received the flag from Captain Foster as a momento of a Trevessa
It is more likely that the mystery will never be solved, without further help. I believe the ensign of a Trevessa that had hung until recently and for many years, proudly in St. Pauls was a genuine artefact from the past and part of an important part of the nautical history of Barry. I am uncertain as yet which SS. Trevessa all is actually linked to. Apparently it was normal for shipping companies to rename a ship with a previous vessels name when they suffered a loss or a ship was sold etc. Arthur Phillips did serve on TREVESSA (1). If I had to hazard a guess would assume that the ensign was made a gift to him as a souvenir when Haines sold the ship to another company in South America.
With little knowledge possibly at the time of the former ship being sold and the later foundering of Trevessa (2) and the epic voyage of her lifeboats becoming world news it is possible that the two tales become slightly mixed over time. Barrian, Master Mariner: Cecil Patrick Thomas Foster of Trevessa (2) was received by the king and queen of the day at Buckingham Palace and later wrote a book of the Trevessa’s foundering, in the captains own words Arthur was not mentioned as a crew member.
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