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| Nick Russill, Wikipedia |
The Norwegian Church, now the Norwegian Church Arts Centre, was a Lutheran Church, consecrated in 1868. Under the patronage of The Norwegian Seamen's Mission it provided home comforts, communication with family and a place of worship for Scandinavian sailors and the Norwegian community in Cardiff for over a hundred years.
In the 19th century, Cardiff was one of Britain's three major ports, along with London and Liverpool. The Norwegian merchant fleet at the time was the third largest in the world, and Cardiff became one of the major centres of its operations. Sjømannskirken – the Norwegian Church Abroad organisation, which is part of the Church of Norway – followed in its footsteps. Under Carl Herman Lund from Oslo, a Church was built in 1868 in Cardiff Bay between the East and West Docks on land donated by the John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, to serve the religious needs of Norwegian sailors and expatriates.
The residual congregation and other Lutheran organisations funded its continued use by the resident expatriate Norwegian community. It was closed and de-consecrated in 1974.
In Section EG, in the upper part of Cathays Cemetery, the Norwegian Church purchased a special section for seaman to be provided for if they weren't able to do so themselves. Specially designed grave stones were also provided.
Many privately purchased graves followed in the surrounding environs and some Norwegian Second World War Wargraves were also placed in this area - listed sepately in the Wargraves section of the website.
A PDF booklet, with extra detail taken from the Norwegian Church records transcribed by Rodney Williams, is also available from this website: Revised Photographic Record
| Name | Surname | Born | Died | Approx age | Plot No. |
| FREDRIK | ALLUM | Drammen 1848 | Cardiff 15/6-1919 | 71 | EG83 |
| LUDOLF | ANDERSEN | Bratver 11/05/1888 | 12/09/1927 | 39 | EG174 |
| AXEL FREDRIK | ANDREN | 8/5/1872 | 4/3/1930? | 57 | EG139 |
| AACE | BARNHOLDT | Siam 20/3/1903 | Barry 12/5/1922 | 19 | EG97 |
| KRISTIAN HENRY MARCELIUS | BERG | Tornes 19/3/1895 | 22/10/1916 | 21 | EG45 |
| KARL | BERGGREN | Modum 1902 | 24/11/1926 | 24 | EG101 |
| KNUT DAVID | BOMAN | Norrkoping 4/1/1883 | 28/06/1918 | 35 | EG81 |
| TOMRRID | BORINA | Vestanfjard 1902 | 1921 | 19 | EG173 |
| AXEL ROBERT DAHLGREN | DALVIG | Malmo 24/5/1878 | Cardiff 14/4/1922 | 43 | EG158 |
| EINAR CASPAR | DREYER | Tromso 30/7/1888 | Cadiff 30/6/1922 | 33 | EG174 |
| CHARLES | HEANES | Vestingien 1871 | Cardiff 28/2/1919 | 48 | EG97 |
| HANS SEVERIN | HELGESEN | Bergen 21/12/1874 | 23/10/1916 | 41 | EG45 |
| JOHANNES MARTIN MARTINSEN | HELLESO | Mancer 31/1/1894 | 25/05/1916 | 22 | EG47 |
| HERMAN | HERMANSEN | Vadso 1877 | Cardiff 31/8/1919 | 42 | EG136 |
| CARL | HERMANSON | Goteborg 7/8/1856 | Cardiff 20/1921 | 65 | EG154 |
| LEIR | HUOPOCVIC | Bergen 22/07/1880 | Cardiff 25/01/1922 | 41 | EG155 |
| KARL OLAF HANSEN | HUTH | Fredriksstad 8/8/1882 | 06/06/1917 | 34 | EG62 |
| OLE TENDENES | IMSLAND | Stavanger 29/9/1880 | 23/08/1917 | 36 | EG65 |
| KONRAD JOHAN | JANSEN | Bergen 1895 | Cardiff 1923 | 28 | EG192 |
| HOLGER | JENSEN | Kjobenhavn 1888 | Cardiff 3/10/1918 | 30 | EG97 |
| DANKERT HENRY | JOHANNESEN | Jelvik 20/6/1896 | 11/01/1929 | 32 | EG101 |
| WILHELM | JOHANSEN | Oslo 1863 | 21/08/1922 | 59 | EG101 |
| JOHAN CHRISTIAN | JOHANSEN | Ringe 1881 | 18/07/1917 | 36 | EG63 |
| OSCAR | JOHANSEN | Tonsberg 7/9/1871 | 20/04/1917 | 45 | EG62 |
| JOHAN GUSTAV | JOHANSEN | Tuedestrand 18/4/1886 | 24/7-1917 | 31 | EG62 |
| AXEL V | JOHANSSON | Oscarshamn 6/2/1882 | 20/06/1917 | 35 | EG64 |
| SVEN | JOHANSSON | Frosko 17/5/1884 | 22/10/1918 | 34 | EG64 |
| HUGO | JOHANSSON | Norrkoping 19/10/1887 | 05/10/1916 | 29 | EG46 |
| ERIK | JOHNSEN | Kristiansland 1892 | 27/01/1918 | 26 | EG65 |
| JOHAN ANTON FREDRIK | KARLSEN | Moss 4/6/1881 | Cardiff 8/7/1919 | 38 | EG118 |
| AXEL IVAR | KARLSSON | Vesteraas 1/2/1896 | 20/01/1919 | 22 | EG81 |
| LENNERT | KRISTIANSEN | Berlevaag 1898 | Cardiff 23/4/1919 | 21 | EG118 |
| HALDOR JOHN | KVITNE | Stavanger 12/1/1860 | 13/03/1917 | 57 | EG46 |
| HANS | LARSEN | Honningsvaag 7/9/1890 | Cardiff 2/2/1920 | 29 | EG83 |
| KARL | LARSEN | Bergen 12/11/1869 | 27/02/1918 | 48 | EG47 |
| JOHAN | LARSEN | Arendal 1868 | 28/4/1917? | 49 | EG65 |
| TOMAS | LIND | Jakobstad 1852 | 1921 | 69 | EG173 |
| SVEN | MELLOVIST | 05/12/1903 | 28/03/1923 | 19 | EG139 |
| MORTEN DAHL | MORTENSEN | Arendal 5/10/1902 | Cardiff 5/2/1922 | 19 | EG155 |
| OLAV RACKVALD | NORDSTRAND | Alesung 18/7/1887 | Cardiff 25/11/1921 | 34 | EG174 |
| NIEL | NYLIN | Fredrikshavn, 29/5/1858 | 16/02/1916 | 57 | EG63 |
| KARL FREDRIK GABRIEL | NYSTROM | Huskvarna 8/3/1891 | Cardiff 25/2/1920 | 28 | EG154 |
| JOHN | OHLBERG | Sverige 1830 | 05/07/1918 | 88 | EG81 |
| MARIUS CHRISTIAN | PEDERSEN | Kjobenhavn 7/2/1895 | 21/1/1917 | 21 | EG46 |
| OLOF | PERSSON | 29/3/1884 | 01/01/1922 | 37 | EG139 |
| KARL KRISTIAN NIKOLAY | RASMUSSEN | Nykjoging 1890 | 13/05/1917 | 47 | EG63 |
| GEORG | RIETS | Sverige 1878 | 22/04/1918 | 40 | EG64 |
| RAGNVALD | SCHOLBERG | Tromso 4/11/1872 | Cardiff 13/5/1919 | 46 | EG118 |
| JOHAN | TEVIK | Aure 16/5/1898 | 11/10/1918 | 20 | EG47 |
| KARL | THORESSEN | Kristiania 24/10,1872 | Cardiff 17/11/1919 | 47 | EG136 |
| ANTON MARTIN | THORSTENSEN | Bergen 22/2/1882 | Cardiff 20/12/1919 | 37 | EG83 |
| GEORG | THORSTENSEN | Bergen 1883 | Cardiff 5/11/1919 | 36 | EG136 |
| GUSTAV | THYNELL | Stockholm 6/11/1881 | Cardiff 13/6/1920? | 38 | EG154 |
| GUSTAV SEVERIN GUDMUNDSEN | TVEDT | Stavanger 8/1/1884 | 05/10/1916 | 32 | EG45 |
| GUSTAR | WAHLROOS | Vusikisking 1877 | 1921 | 44 | EG173 |
| ALBERT MIKAL | WALLER | Vestfossen 14/2/1877 | Cardiff 21/3/1920 | 43 | EG155 |