St Anne's Church, Ynyshir is located in the Welsh village of

Ynyshir Ynyshir (; English pronunciation 'Un-is-heer') is a village and community located in the Rhondda Valley, within Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. The name of the village means "long island" in Welsh and takes its name from a farm in the area, fa ...

in the Benefice of

Tylorstown Tylorstown () is a village and community located in the Rhondda valley, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is neighboured by the villages of Blaenllechau, Ferndale, Penrhys, Pontygwaith and Stanleytown. History By the mi ...

in the

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. It dates from the 1880s.

History

The church was designed by E. M. Bruce Vaughan. It was completed in 1886, though at least one of the windows (west) dates from 1905. The organ at St Anne's, dating from 1907, was made by

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The church has a small hall which is the site of a memorial. It also acts as a

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. St Anne's has no

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. The interior has a number of statues of famous preachers. In 2014, the church hosted services to recall the

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of the

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. Part of the service was at the Ynyshir Cenotaph not far from the church. St Anne's closed in March of 2017, when Fr Paul Bigmore retired.

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News article from 1910 Accessed 14/04/17Geograph