Hi folks
I can't seem to see a thread on this, and thought I would start one.

Be good to post our fave churches, architecture wise, interesting facts, location etc..

:)

Great idea MissI, we have an expert on the subject Jona76. Check out his website on Childwall Church. :037:

Yeah he is a bit of an expert :)

All Saints Childwall:

http://static.flickr.com/106/257230364_adc220e7f6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/257230364/)

http://static.flickr.com/95/257230501_63464850ea.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/257230501/)

http://static.flickr.com/109/257232423_dc9bccaa2d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/257232423/)

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http://static.flickr.com/86/257232471_a8227c9024.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/257232471/)

http://static.flickr.com/105/257232577_ca6c0c82ab.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/257232577/)

St. Michael's Church, Garston:

http://static.flickr.com/114/296442535_69dd8d3125.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/296442535/)

http://static.flickr.com/104/296442895_4bdee94223.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/296442895/)

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http://static.flickr.com/119/296442712_cb63d9277f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/296442712/)

http://static.flickr.com/109/296443022_7563f2aa79.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/296443022/)
^^old grave^^

The Reading Rooms, Garston: (not sure on the history)

http://static.flickr.com/86/269212654_11e683edf5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/269212654/)

St. Francis of Assissi, Garston:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/114/269213973_9a3a43300f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/269213973/)

Garston United Reformed Church

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/116/269213074_accb7317fb.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/269213074/)

Another Garston one:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/98/269210069_8b634d29ec.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/269210069/)

Chapel in Allerton Cemetery:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/55/128973369_891d03723a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/128973369/)

canning.merseyworld.com/stphilip.htm

i have read alot about this church but never actually been to the site...

Is the garden still there?:)
pic courtesy of liverpool record office online archive.

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The Reading Rooms, Garston: (not sure on the history)

http://static.flickr.com/86/269212654_11e683edf5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/269212654/)


This was an early cinema, so I've researched the history:

GARSTON PICTURE PALACE

2 Wellington Street, Garston, Liverpool 19

Opened (January?) 1910 (or September 1909)

The building was erected as a "Reading & Lecture Room" and was opened in 1861 "chiefly through the exertions of Hugh Gaskell Sutton", (who died in 1862), to quote from a plaque found at the premises.

From 1867 it was used as a church for the English Congregationalists, and later (1890s) it was also used as a monthly petty Sessions Court. (I read somewhere that Florence Maybrick made her first appearance in Court here, but not being an authority on that subject, I could be wrong). Penny Savings Bank (established in 1880) was open on Saturday evenings.

By 1900 to c1909 it was called Garston Reading Room, Garston Library.

As the Garston Reading and Lecture Room, a "Music, Singing, Dancing & Other Public Entertainments" Licence was granted to Walter Lunt. This was the same type of licence given to music halls.

The Music Licence was transferred from Walter Lunt to Roger Abel on 28 September 1909.

On 11 January 1910 a cinematograph licence was granted to Roger Abel, and the building was called the Wellington Picture Palace. The address was given as 11 Wellington Street, which was either a mistake or Mr Abel's home. The transfer of the music licence the previous September to Mr Abel indicates that the premises were probably showing films then. Mr Abel was the secretary for the Trustees of the Reading Room.

The cinema was also known as the Garston Picture Palace, and the Reading Room Picture Palace.

In 1913 the seating capacity was 338. The gallery was still closed to the public.

(The Garston Empire opened in June 1915, and showed films right from the start).

On the 31 May 1918 the cinema licenses were granted to both this and the Heald Street cinema only until the Annual Meeting of the Licensing Bench on 31 October 1918. The Borough Surveyor then reported that the Wellington Street premises were unsuitable, so this cinema was closed by official order. (The Heald Street cinema was allowed to continue on condition that the projection room was altered).

From November 1919 the Wellington Street building was licensed (as the Garston Citizen's Institute) for Music, Singing and Dancing, until the licence expired on 31 October 1921.

From 1921 to 1925 it was the Reading Room Men's Club, after which it was St Michael's Church Club, to 1938. From 1939 it became the Garston Boy's Club, which it still was in the 1970s.

It is now called the Garston Reading Room, and is a local community centre with a host of activities.

great piece philip!:)

great piece philip!:)

Thank you, Carrie.

The (Italian?) garden at St Philip Neri in Catharine Street is still there.
There is a "window" in the wall so you can see in.
Whenever I've looked it always seems neat and tidy.

Cheers for the info, I never knew much about one of Garston's oldest buildings. :)

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The Reading Rooms, Garston: (not sure on the history)

http://static.flickr.com/86/269212654_11e683edf5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/269212654/)


This was an early cinema, so I've researched the history:

GARSTON PICTURE PALACE

2 Wellington Street, Garston, Liverpool 19

Opened (January?) 1910 (or September 1909)

The building was erected as a "Reading & Lecture Room" and was opened in 1861 "chiefly through the exertions of Hugh Gaskell Sutton", (who died in 1862), to quote from a plaque found at the premises.

From 1867 it was used as a church for the English Congregationalists, and later (1890s) it was also used as a monthly petty Sessions Court. (I read somewhere that Florence Maybrick made her first appearance in Court here, but not being an authority on that subject, I could be wrong). Penny Savings Bank (established in 1880) was open on Saturday evenings.

By 1900 to c1909 it was called Garston Reading Room, Garston Library.

As the Garston Reading and Lecture Room, a "Music, Singing, Dancing & Other Public Entertainments" Licence was granted to Walter Lunt. This was the same type of licence given to music halls.

The Music Licence was transferred from Walter Lunt to Roger Abel on 28 September 1909.

On 11 January 1910 a cinematograph licence was granted to Roger Abel, and the building was called the Wellington Picture Palace. The address was given as 11 Wellington Street, which was either a mistake or Mr Abel's home. The transfer of the music licence the previous September to Mr Abel indicates that the premises were probably showing films then. Mr Abel was the secretary for the Trustees of the Reading Room.

The cinema was also known as the Garston Picture Palace, and the Reading Room Picture Palace.

In 1913 the seating capacity was 338. The gallery was still closed to the public.

(The Garston Empire opened in June 1915, and showed films right from the start).

On the 31 May 1918 the cinema licenses were granted to both this and the Heald Street cinema only until the Annual Meeting of the Licensing Bench on 31 October 1918. The Borough Surveyor then reported that the Wellington Street premises were unsuitable, so this cinema was closed by official order. (The Heald Street cinema was allowed to continue on condition that the projection room was altered).

From November 1919 the Wellington Street building was licensed (as the Garston Citizen's Institute) for Music, Singing and Dancing, until the licence expired on 31 October 1921.

From 1921 to 1925 it was the Reading Room Men's Club, after which it was St Michael's Church Club, to 1938. From 1939 it became the Garston Boy's Club, which it still was in the 1970s.

It is now called the Garston Reading Room, and is a local community centre with a host of activities.

Hello Philip:

You are correct that the inquest on James Maybrick was reopened at the Garston reading room, although Florence herself was too ill to attend the first day. I quote here from Anne E. Graham and Carol Emmas, The Last Victim: The Extraordinary Life of Florence Maybrick, the Wife of Jack the Ripper, London: Headline Books, 1999:

"On Monday 27 May [1889], sixteen days after the death of James Maybrick, the inquest was again opened, this time at the Wellington Reading Room, which had been the old police court, in Garston. . . . Dr Beamish from Walton Prison testified that she was too ill to attend. . . ." (pp. 94-95) It was rumored that she had had a miscarriage in prison -- the child of her lover, Alfred Brierley. At this session, the coroner ordered that Maybrick's remains in Anfield Cemetery be disinterred. "On the morning of 5 June Florence was taken from Walton Prison to attend the adjourned inquiry at Garston." (pp. 99) A waiter from Flatman's Hotel in London identified her in an anteroom of the reading room, rather than in the main meeting room, and then testified in open court that she had been the woman who had stayed with Brierley at the London hotel some months earlier. After the day's session, she stayed the night at Lark Lane county police station. She would remain in the same anteroom through most of the testimony on the following day as well, but was brought into open court to hear the verdict that the coroner's jury concluded that James Maybrick "was wilfully murdered by you." (p. 105)

Chris

Hello Philip:

You are correct that the inquest on James Maybrick was reopened at the Garston reading room, although Florence herself was too ill to attend the first day. I quote here from Anne E. Graham and Carol Emmas, The Last Victim: The Extraordinary Life of Florence Maybrick, the Wife of Jack the Ripper, London: Headline Books, 1999:

"On Monday 27 May [1889], sixteen days after the death of James Maybrick, the inquest was again opened, this time at the Wellington Reading Room, which had been the old police court, in Garston. . . . Dr Beamish from Walton Prison testified that she was too ill to attend. . . ." (pp. 94-95) It was rumored that she had had a miscarriage in prison -- the child of her lover, Alfred Brierley. At this session, the coroner ordered that Maybrick's remains in Anfield Cemetery be disinterred. "On the morning of 5 June Florence was taken from Walton Prison to attend the adjourned inquiry at Garston." (pp. 99) A waiter from Flatman's Hotel in London identified her in an anteroom of the reading room, rather than in the main meeting room, and then testified in open court that she had been the woman who had stayed with Brierley at the London hotel some months earlier. After the day's session, she stayed the night at Lark Lane county police station. She would remain in the same anteroom through most of the testimony on the following day as well, but was brought into open court to hear the verdict that the coroner's jury concluded that James Maybrick "was wilfully murdered by you." (p. 105)

Chris

Thanks Chris.

I wasn't sure because in my notes I'd got 1897 for the Reading Room as a court, but perhaps that was when it ceased.

Its interesting that Florence went to Walton Prison.
Didn't Oscar Wilde go to Holloway?
Presumably they were originally for both sexes.

Thanks Chris.

I wasn't sure because in my notes I'd got 1897 for the Reading Room as a court, but perhaps that was when it ceased.

Its interesting that Florence went to Walton Prison.
Didn't Oscar Wilde go to Holloway?
Presumably they were originally for both sexes.

Hi Philip

You are right that Oscar Wilde was initially sent to Holloway Gaol but was later transferred to Wandsworth and finally to Reading Gaol; he wrote a famous poem about his time at Reading. Florie's initial incarceration was at Walton Prison but she served the majority of her 15-year time in prison at Aylesbury Prison.

All my best

Chris

Churches....just one or two pics to post up later! Been dying for the last 8 days, think I'm over the worst of it now so have made a small return to my PC ;o)

You can always have a nose at the Image page on my www.liverpoolbells.moonfruit.com website for the mo!

St Barnabas, July 2006 (looking towards Penny Lane/Smithdown Rd junction)

St Mary - Hale

St Michael - Huyton

St Peter - Woolton

St Luke - Bold Place

Liverpool Cathedral

St Barnabas - Penny Lane (with no metalwork) :)

St John - Knotty Ash

St Nick's - Pier Head

St Cyprian's - Edge Lane

St James West Derby

St Francis Xavier - Everton

St Mary - Edge Hill

I think that's my lot for the moment :)

St Francis Xavier - Everton

Thanks, Jona76, there is a church history at St Francis Xavier's, Liverpool: Parish History by Johnny Kennedy (http://www.sfxchurchliverpool.com/book/page1.php) - the image of the church on the middle of page 1 compares well with the similar view you took. The noted English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) (http://www.sfxchurchliverpool.com/book/page4.php) served as a priest at St Francis Xavier's. As the church history says, "He was at Liverpool for less than two years but is, without question, St Francis Xavier’s most famous priest."

Chris

Thanks, Jona76, there is a church history at St Francis Xavier's, Liverpool: Parish History by Johnny Kennedy (http://www.sfxchurchliverpool.com/book/page1.php) - the image of the church on the middle of page 1 compares well with the similar view you took. The noted English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) (http://www.sfxchurchliverpool.com/book/page4.php) served as a priest at St Francis Xavier's. As the church history says, "He was at Liverpool for less than two years but is, without question, St Francis Xavier’s most famous priest."

Chris

For whatever reason, he wasn't very happy in Liverpool.

Yes so I gather, Philip. He is one of my favorite poets but I have to admit he didn't have good things to say about the city, though I can imagine that the poverty and misery of the city at that date might have got him down. You might be aware of the poem I wrote, that's here in the creative area,"Gerard Manley Hopkins at St. Katherine's Chapel, Lydiate" (http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2576). Hopkins did visit a house out at Lydiate and wrote there the poem, "Spring and Fall: To a Young Child" (http://www.bartleby.com/122/31.html), on September 7, 1880.

Chris

The tenor (heaviest) bell in the Tower at SFX bearing the inscription:

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

The tenor (heaviest) bell in the Tower at SFX bearing the inscription:

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

Great to see. Thanks, Jona76.

Chris

The tenor (heaviest) bell in the Tower at SFX bearing the inscription:

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

fab pics jona!!!!! i think you love churches!!:)
didnt you say you had some tunnel pics a while back???? hint hint :unibrow:

It's daft, but of 90% of the pictures I've posted up, I've never actually been in to the church itself, just the tower!

I'm sure my good lady will never allow me to marry her incase I disappear up the tower to ring for my own wedding :)

Here's a few external shots of mine. I'll post some internals another time.
St Anthony's, Scottie Rd
http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/churches/stanthonys.jpg

St Brides (2), Catherine Street
http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/churches/stbrides.jpg
http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/churches/stbrides2.jpg

St Dominic's, Southdene Road
http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/churches/stdoms.jpg

St Georges (2), Heyworth Street
http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/churches/stgeorges.jpg
http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/churches/stgeorges2.jpg

St James's Church, Toxteth
http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/churches/stjames.jpg

St Lukes, Berry Street
http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/churches/stlukes.jpg

St Mary's, Walton-on-the-Hill
http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/churches/stmaryswalton.jpg

Our Lady and St Nicholas (Liverpool Parish Church), Chapel Street
http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/churches/stnicks.jpg

It's daft, but of 90% of the pictures I've posted up, I've never actually been in to the church itself, just the tower!

I'm sure my good lady will never allow me to marry her incase I disappear up the tower to ring for my own wedding :)

you, man, are obsessed!:)

Fine photographs, Dave! :celb (23):

Chris

Fantastic pics Jona and Dave. You get some great vantage points Dave.

Jona, you mentioned on the early houssing thread that you had loadsa photos of the tennies, can you post any up please?

Thanks folks:PDT_Aliboronz_11:

Liverpool Church Question: Where can you find the Donnelly?

Here's a few external shots of mine. I'll post some internals another time.
St Anthony's, Scottie Rd

St Brides (2), Catherine Street
http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/churches/stbrides.jpg


Snap!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/100/288493447_c8b68e74bc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/288493447/)

Snap!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/100/288493447_c8b68e74bc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijob/288493447/)

Kind of hard NOT to take a pic of St Bride's when on the Tower. It looks so good.
Here's a pic of Joyce, Sylvia and Rose who look after the place. Tom and Catherine Murphy live just around the corner from the church, btw

http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/stbride/members.jpg

Stretching the "Churches of Liverpool" thread a bit, but I love this pic and it's on the banks of the River Mersey. St Mary's, West Bank, Halton.
http://www.liverpoolpictorial.com/stmaryswestbank.jpg

Liverpool Church Question: Where can you find the Donnelly?

Is it on the top of St Nick's spire ??

Is it on the top of St Nick's spire ??
That's the one:PDT_Piratz_26:
http://www.liverpoolmonuments.co.uk/images/donnellysship001.jpg

6 interior shots The first three from SFX and the last three from Our Lady and St Nick's.

http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/churches2/sfxint001.jpg

http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/churches2/sfxint002.jpg

http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/churches2/sfxint003.jpg

http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/churches2/stnicksint001.jpg

http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/churches2/stnicksint002.jpg

http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/churches2/stnicksint003.jpg

That's the one:PDT_Piratz_26:
http://www.liverpoolmonuments.co.uk/images/donnellysship001.jpg

Nice, Dave! Fine pic of the gold sailing ship on the spire of St. Nicholas's, so symbolic of Liverpool's maritime heritage. I also enjoyed the St. Francis Xavier pics and the other Our Lady and St. Nick's pics. Good work, as usual, Dave. :celb (23):

Chris

Fantastic pics :)

:handclap::handclap:

Nice pics taffy, is it still in use? :037:

Still looking good with its new neighbours.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/125/385800451_85f82ac84a_o.jpg

A lovely set of 12 bells in St Nicks.

• 1745: New spire erected and tower heightened.
• 1810: On Sunday Morning February 11th “a few minutes before the commencement of divine service, while the bells were ringing the second peal.” A portion of the congregation was already in the church, and the masonry falling to the east “instantly burst through the roof and fell along the centre aisle.” The result was that twenty-five people were killed, of whom eighteen were children. New tower was begun in September
• 1812-1813: A new ring of 12 bells was cast by William Dobson of Downham, Norfolk.
• 1814: First peal on the bells.
• 1815: Tower and lantern completed
• J.J. Raven writes in 'The bells of England' about Dobson’s bells “His greatest work was the twelve of St Nicholas, Liverpool. I have been told that the Liverpool folk were determined to rival St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich, bell for bell, but they tied Dobson down too tightly, so that his heaviest peal is not his best.”
• 1825: The fourth was recast.
• 1895: An Ellacombe chiming apparatus was installed. This had been was removed by c1938 and has never been replaced although the holes still exist in the ringing room ceiling behind the present 10th rope.
• 1911: Tenor recast by John Warner & Sons, London and rehung the bells on new fittings. Cast iron stocks, plain bearings. (Taylor’s records per David Cawley)
• C1938: Taylor’s report that Hoffman ball bearings fitted to bells 10-12 at some stage fitted locally. These three bells are reported to run well. There was also a disused clock hammer on the 11th bell. Looking at the old frame drawings, the tenor rope fell approximately where the present 9th rope falls now.
• 1939: Last peal on the Dobson bells.
• C1940 The bells were removed and stored at Taylor’s for the duration of World War II.
• 1941: Church burnt out during a bombing raid. .
• 1952: The old ring of twelve was recast by Taylor’s, a flat sixth and sanctus bells added. Further metal was added to that of the old peal from the church of St. Martin in the Fields, Silvester Street, Liverpool.

Source - Family

Few internal shots of the Welsh Presbyterian Church aka Toxteth Cathedral.

http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/pres/image00.jpg

http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/pres/image001.jpg

http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/pres/image002.jpg

http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/pres/image003.jpg

http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/pres/image004.jpg

St Cecilia's, Tuebrook

http://www.ceciliatuebrook.co.uk/images/church/32%20St%20Cecilia%20Green%20Lane_small.jpg

St Paul's, Old Swan (Grade 2 Listed, Largest brick built church in Europe)

http://www.saintpaulstoneycroft.co.uk/images/church.jpg

St John Baptist, Tuebrook (Below, Grade 1 Listed)

http://130.246.192.12/images/conway/526143d8.html

Some More.......

St Andrews, Clubmoor (not the best picture in the world)

http://www.standrewsclubmoor.org.uk/images/StAndrewsChurch.jpeg

ST Matthews, Clubmoor (Below)

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/72936

St Nicks and The Donnelly

http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/nicksmarch.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/148/432860391_f92fb317d6_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxmolyneux/432860391/)

Protestant Martyrs Memorial Church, Lawerence Road, the GHEETTTTOOOOOOOO end of Wavertree.

Best I could do with this photo, the building needs fixing up and Is In crap condition.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/432866193_2af3fc3280_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxmolyneux/432866193/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/148/432860391_f92fb317d6_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxmolyneux/432860391/)

Protestant Martyrs Memorial Church, Lawerence Road, the GHEETTTTOOOOOOOO end of Wavertree.

Best I could do with this photo, the building needs fixing up and Is In crap condition.

I love this building.
Great idea, Max, to photo it from this side.

Aye theres no shadows from the side.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

Personally i like St Anthony's church on Scotland Road

Yay, I replaced It with less shadow on the Salisbury Road side.

Richmond Baptist, Breck rd.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/432866193_2af3fc3280_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxmolyneux/432866193/)

great Photo Max,I was Christened in that Church & also went to Sunday School there :)

Richmond Baptist, Breck rd.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/rubinda/011bRichmondBaptistBreckrd.jpg

Very nice, Lindy.
It opened in 1865.
The architect was Sir James Picton, who was the most famous Liverpool local historian of his time.
Various things in Liverpool were named after him.

Very nice, Lindy.
It opened in 1865.
The architect was Sir James Picton, who was the most famous Liverpool local historian of his time.
Various things in Liverpool were named after him.


It's a huge church. Pity it's looking a bit run down, it's been in a state of neglect for many years now. No one seems to be maintaining the building. The areas at the sides of the church are full of weeds and litter and the whole place needs a makeover.
The church has always been popular, it used to have a youth club and coffee mornings etc, - it's still in use but looking a bid neglected now.

It's a huge church. Pity it's looking a bit run down, it's been in a state of neglect for many years now. No one seems to be maintaining the building. The areas at the sides of the church are full of weeds and litter and the whole place needs a makeover.
The church has always been popular, it used to have a youth club and coffee mornings etc, - it's still in use but looking a bid neglected now.

The maintenance of the building will of course be the responsibility of the congregation and ultimately of the whole community it serves. If the community feels the building is being neglected, then they should join the church and provide funds for its repair and maintenance.

Church built 1872 by John Bibby in memory of his first wife Fanny. John Bibby was a Liverpool merchant who largely made his money out of the Copper Trade. He had copper works at Garston and St Helens. there was also involvement in the iron trade.

All Hallows as seen from the top of St Barnabas, Penny Lane!

1959

St Helens - Sefton

1961

Founded in the early 1870s. Now a joiners workshop. The Church grew in Liverpool from a base in Cheshire. More info on

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Christ

Windsor Street.
This church opened in 1872 as a Welsh Baptist Chapel, and, as far as I know, didn't become a "Church of Christ" until well into the 20th century.
I was one of at least 3 people who contributed to this piece on toxteth.net, but it wasn't made clear who contributed what.

For the record, this was my contribution:

Sited at the end of Geraint Street. This opened in 1872 as the Welsh Baptist Chapel, with 350 seats.
The Welsh congregation is known to have moved from here to Earlsfield Road Welsh Baptist Chapel in the early 20th Century.
The 1954 OS map shows the building as "Electro Plating Works", but it was Tru-Form Joinery by 1993.

http://www.toxteth.net/places/liverpool/churches/church%20of%20christ%20windsor%20st.htm

I'm gonna put this on, only because even though it was originally built at a Villa in 1851, it was taken over in the 1900's by the First Christ the Scientist Sect, who used the building till the 1960's. Location - Queens Drive, West Derby.

More information at my website - www.gwalia.moonfruit.com

2049

Our Lady of the Angels is a delightful Roman Catholic church with a magnificient interior. Unfortunately the church has been closed by the RC Archdiocese of Liverpool and was scheduled for demolition. Fortunately local people managed to get the building listed as being of national importance. It is now saved for posterity. There has been a suggestion that the church is to be used as practice space for the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. I'm not sure if that has been finally agreed.

The building was funded by the adopted daughter of William Imrie of Mossley Hill, co founder of Liverpool's White Star shipping line of later Titanic fame. She converted to Roman Catholicism following the death of her father and became a nun. William Imrie was a member of the High church wing of the Church of England and worshipped at St Margaret's Church, Prince's rd, Toxteth

I have walked past that a few times on the other side, in Bute Street, is a large bell in the garden. I was going to take a photo last week but there was a lot of litter and the lead on the canopy had been peeled off

I have walked past that a few times on the other side, in Bute Street, is a large bell in the garden. I was going to take a photo last week but there was a lot of litter and the lead on the canopy had been peeled off

Source - http://www.scottiepress.org/projects/smota.htm

A lovely 13cwt (just over 1/2 a ton in today's money) bell which they want to keep next to the church.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxmolyneux/

Holy Trinity Pics added.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

Did anyone see that piece in the Echo the other night about Liverpool's best kept secrets? some fella had written a book on them.There was a bit about All Saints Church on Score Lane (the oldest church in Liverpool) which said "see if you can spot the Lepers Squint",through which the lepers,who lived in the valley below,would make their confessions to the parish priest whilst he and the congregation sat safely inside the building.It just shows you how some insignificant detail in a building can have so much meaning doesn't it?

Discover Liverpool is out now for £20 from www.merseyshop.com or you can get a copy by calling this number :0845 143 0001.

The thread is here (http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4154) Paul :)

The thread is here (http://www.yoliverpool.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4154) Paul :)

Thanks Kev.:)

I was driving past the church last week and was shocked to see that the vicarage at the back of the church is up for sale. It would be great to see it spruced up and turned into a great family home, but I have a funny feeling it's going to be turned into offices. I think the vicarage outdates the church, can anyone clarify?

The link below is for the estate agency who are selling it:
http://www.honeybournekenny.co.uk

Just checked the website again and found that it has planning permission for five self contained flats.

I don't know about the vicarage, but the Brockman Memorial Hall between it and the church was built in 1931, the year before the nearby Carlton cinema opened.
Both the cinema and the hall were designed by A E Shennan.
A few years ago the hall seemed to be unused, but it's an interesting design - slightly art-deco.

I don't know about the vicarage, but the Brockman Memorial Hall between it and the church was built in 1931, the year before the nearby Carlton cinema opened.
Both the cinema and the hall were designed by A E Shennan.
A few years ago the hall seemed to be unused, but it's an interesting design - slightly art-deco.

When the bells were being refurbished in the tower at St John's, there was also extensive work on in the Memorial Hall. It still looks the same from the outside so it doesn't look like it's worth breaking in to, but the inside has been transformed and even sports a lift nowt for disabled access.

I suspect the Diocese needs the money, any offers of donations gratefully received. It may be building a smaller vicarage for the vicar. The selling off of large vicarages is quite a common event both in Liverpool and across the country. Ones that come to mind in Liverpool include All Saints, Childwall, St Mary Halewood, St Barnabas Mossley HIll, SS Matthew and James Mossley Hill, Holy Trinity Wavertree, St Michael in the Hamlet and All Hallows Allerton to name a few. In other parts of the country a number of people have bought old rectories and then found they were responsible for maintaining the church's chancel !!


The one at Childwall was massive, my mates used to live there as the vicar's son and they had a massive footy pitch as their back garden. Why it was sold I don't know, seeing as they had to then shell out to build a new vicarage about 30 second away!

Had the pleasure today of visiting the 3 churches in the "Grade 1 listed Churches Triangle" - St Agnes & St Pancras, St Clare and the Uniterian Chapels all off Ullett Road.

St Agnes & St Pancras church (High Anglican) was consecrated in 1885 and was built at the expense of Howard Douglas Horsfall . The building was designed by John Loughborough Pearson, who also designed Truro Cathedral. It was described by Pevsner as the most beautiful Victorian Church in Liverpool - although you wouldn't think so from the outside! From the outside it looks like a big redbrick building but on entering the church the interior is made from Caen stone. The reredos is by Nathaniel Hitch and the church features stained glass by Kempe and H W Bryans (especially the guitar playing angel!)

Its presbytery (1887) is by R Norman Shaw - who also designe Albion House in James Street (or White Star Line fame).

Some photos are attached.

The church of St Clare (Roman Catholic) built 1888-90 was built at the expense of the brothers Francis and James Reynolds. It was designed by Leonard Stokes (later to become one of the most original British architect of the early 20th century).

The exterior, like St Agnes, is built of brick and again it hides the wonders within. It is totally different from St Agnes in its white interior which gives it a light and airy feeling. The church is taller tha St Anges with exposed beams reminiscent of an upturned boat. Its reredos is a large triptych by Robert Bell and George Frampton.

The final church in the triangle is the Unitarian Chapel.

We started our tour in the Church hall then moved through the cloister into the Library, Vestry and then into the church itself.

The church was built 1896-1899 whilst the Hall and the Cloister were added in 1901. The builders were Thomas & Percy Worthington of Manchester and amongst its benefactories were famous sons of Liverpool; Holt, Booth, Brunner and Tate to name a few. The congregation moved to Ullet Road from Renshaw Street in the city centre.

The buildings are of red brick built around gardens. The church interior is sandstone, and provides a contrast to the other 2 churches in the triangle. The reredos is of the Last Supper by H.H. Martyn based on the famous Leonardo da Vinci painting.

The vestry and library have some wonderful wall and ceiling paintings by Gerald Moira commissioned by Sir John Brunner (of Brunner-Mond which later became ICI Chemicals). The paintings are extremely deorative and include the Triumph of Truth accompanied by artists, scientists, religious leaders and other seekers after truth, ancient and modern, including Moses, St Francis, Shakespeare, Aristotle, Galileo, Leonardo da Vinci, Socrates, Plato and Isaac Newton to name a few!

The hall and cloisters were given by Sir John Brunner and Henry Tate. Inside, it has an impressive timber roof and reminded me of a medieval Great Hall especially with its prominent coats of arms of Brunner and Tate and the metal work was arts and crafts style. In the Cloister are two bays with monuments take from the earlier chapel in Renshaw Street.

It was amazing to find three Grade 1 listed church buildings within a stones throw of each other. I really enjoyed taking tours of each of them in turn, and seeing how each is so so different.

Hope you enjoyed the pics!

It may surprise many to hear that these beautiful churches are of course in Toxteth. St Agnes was built as a memorial to Robert Horsfall who himself funded the building in 1869 of St Margaret's Church , Prince's Rd Toxteth. This is another gem of a church that's worth visiting. This branch of the Horsfall family came under the influence of the ritualistic tractarian wing of the Church of England whilst recovering from an illness at Torquay in the early 1860s. H Douglas Horsfall later went onto found St Chad's College at Durham University.

Taffy we're hoping to visit St Margaret's soon - 3 was all we could fit into the hours available to us today!

ScouseLad.

Thank you for the beautiful photos and the detailed information.
Also, thanks for reminding us that Toxteth is much more than the infamous Riots.

The final church in the triangle is the Unitarian Chapel.

We started our tour in the Church hall then moved through the cloister into the Library, Vestry and then into the church itself.

The church was built 1896-1899 whilst the Hall and the Cloister were added in 1901. The builders were Thomas & Percy Worthington of Manchester and amongst its benefactories were famous sons of Liverpool; Holt, Booth, Brunner and Tate to name a few. The congregation moved to Ullet Road from Renshaw Street in the city centre.

The buildings are of red brick built around gardens. The church interior is sandstone, and provides a contrast to the other 2 churches in the triangle. The reredos is of the Last Supper by H.H. Martyn based on the famous Leonardo da Vinci painting.

The vestry and library have some wonderful wall and ceiling paintings by Gerald Moira commissioned by Sir John Brunner (of Brunner-Mond which later became ICI Chemicals). The paintings are extremely deorative and include the Triumph of Truth accompanied by artists, scientists, religious leaders and other seekers after truth, ancient and modern, including Moses, St Francis, Shakespeare, Aristotle, Galileo, Leonardo da Vinci, Socrates, Plato and Isaac Newton to name a few!

The hall and cloisters were given by Sir John Brunner and Henry Tate. Inside, it has an impressive timber roof and reminded me of a medieval Great Hall especially with its prominent coats of arms of Brunner and Tate and the metal work was arts and crafts style. In the Cloister are two bays with monuments take from the earlier chapel in Renshaw Street.

It was amazing to find three Grade 1 listed church buildings within a stones throw of each other. I really enjoyed taking tours of each of them in turn, and seeing how each is so so different.

Hope you enjoyed the pics!

Those two churches on Ullet Road are works of art.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

This church has been closed for many years. I believe it's now used as some sort of youth club

Its being knocked down to make way for the housing.

Lindylou has put a pic up of Richmond Baptist, Breck Rd, here is another
shot.

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o102/steveb_04/rb.jpg

Christ Church, Linnet Lane, March 2005. Since this pic was taken the church seems to have lost its' red name-board...and thus the reference to Toxteth Park.

St Georges Church Everton

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/robbo176/StGeorges.jpg

Started the long slog of taking a picture up close of every church tower in Liverpool - want to get the tops and gargoyles and any special feature.

Only a few pics but added a new page to my website:

http://www.liverpoolbells.moonfruit.com/clocksandtops

Looks good Jona:handclap:

heres a photo of the clock St Georges Everton

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/robbo176/mandys001.jpg

Mandy :)

St Mary's Edge Hill - taken today

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Looking down Hope Street to the Anglican Cathedral while standing on the steps of the RC Cathedral.

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http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u151/mariajune_2007/St-1.jpg

St. James's Church ~ Sorry it's not very clear. I took it from the 82 Bus.

It looks quite dreamlike.

Do you have an 'Action' or 'Sports' setting?
They work well from a bus (or train).

It looks quite dreamlike.

Do you have an 'Action' or 'Sports' setting?
They work well from a bus (or train).

It's only a throw-away Kodak that I got from the Chemist at the top of Beresford Road, next to Sayers. I am saving up to get myself a good camera but I need a computer first. I can't keep using my cousin's PC. Will you send God 'Round to Ours with his *Money Cart?* he he he

St Lukes, Berry Street: I heard the sound of bells when I went past this church today, which I thought was unusual. There are old photographs around the railings and an 'open' sign outside.

St Lukes, Berry Street: I heard the sound of bells when I went past this church today, which I thought was unusual. There are old photographs around the railings and an 'open' sign outside.

The church is open for all to wonder around in until September I think (could be wrong) but I think this is the one chance you'll get to have a good nose inside the building.
I may head up there tomorrow with the camera. The bells are probably from a recording and are not the original sound of the bells - these were recorded once before WW2 by the BBC and they lost the recording :rolleyes:

From the Liverpool Heritage Forum Newsletter for May.

An interesting collection of photos of Liverpool during the World War II blitz is attached to the fence around St Luke’s Church. Liverpool suffered more bomb damage than any city in England apart from London but this was hushed up by the government of the time because Liverpool was the only port open throughout the war and the government did not wish it to appear to be greatly damaged. One of the panels of this exhibition says that the people of Liverpool suffered greatly (true) but that they did not know what they were suffering for! Relatives of those who strove (and died) to maintain public services in extremely difficult circumstances at the time would say that their ancestors had the clearest possible idea of what the war was about - stopping Nazi brutality taking over our country! Political correctness should respect some limits!

This is the site from which the above newsletter comes.


http://www.liverpoolheritageforum.org.uk/

This is the site from which the above newsletter comes.


http://www.liverpoolheritageforum.org.uk/


And this is how one of the well-written, well-researched pieces start:

Royal Court Theatre
Rob Ainsworth 2 March 2007

Built in the 12th Century in 1826



I'm still trying to figure out what that means! :PDT10
If a date is given, there's no point in saying what century it was.
It can't be a typo, because '2' is nowhere near '9'.

Ha ha. I didn't know Rob Ainsworth built the Royal Court or that it was that old.

Ha ha. I didn't know Rob Ainsworth built the Royal Court or that it was that old.

Do these posts appear as you're typing them?
Ged managed to have his answer up at the same time as I submitted the piece.

The previous Royal Court was built in 1826, so he got that right!

I have a feeling these blocks are from St Thomas, Park Lane. They are within a compound near to Joseph Williamsons vault.

I have a feeling these blocks are from St Thomas, Park Lane. They are within a compound near to Joseph Williamsons vault.

Spot on - all the graves are still there and all the gravestones are still there too, but they were part of the church that were taken up when they put the road through.

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And this is how one of the well-written, well-researched pieces start:

Royal Court Theatre
Rob Ainsworth 2 March 2007

Built in the 12th Century in 1826



I'm still trying to figure out what that means! :PDT10
If a date is given, there's no point in saying what century it was.
It can't be a typo, because '2' is nowhere near '9'.


I think you mean 18th century not 19th. The 19th century started in 1850 not 1800. Never mind education is free to those you require it.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/195/510884269_a26fc18bc4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxmolyneux/510884269/)

St Anthony Of Padua, Queens Drive Mossley Hill.

Ah, i've read about this in Tom Slemen 101 - the invisible church. What's that writing across the missle of it though ? :unibrow:

I think you mean 18th century not 19th. The 19th century started in 1850 not 1800. Never mind education is free to those you require it.

Thank you, but I know what I mean.
If you think the 19th century started in 1850 not 1800, why should I argue?

So we're still in the 20th century now in 2007, according to you, or was it just the 19th century that started 50 years late?

You'll have to translate your last sentence because I don't understand it.

Ah, i've read about this in Tom Slemen 101 - the invisible church. What's that writing across the missle of it though ? :unibrow:

The Church I posted?

Yeah, check it out, I can't see it?

I can if I click on flickr but I thought the pic was just supposed to appear here without clicking. Sorry if it's my mistake.

There's a plan afoot to try and re-open this building as a working church. see:

http://www.liverpoolpioneerministry.org.uk/


Are you able to help?

For the church's history, see

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/liverpooldailypost/specialfeatures/tm_headline=church-that-gave-this-city-its-roots&method=full&objectid=18988430&siteid=50061-name_page.html

Can you help?
It's been posted to "Old Liverpool" and the poster thinks it might be south Liverpool, perhaps Woolton.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/179/478293260_bc16ba5cb2_b.jpg

Can you help?
It's been posted to "Old Liverpool" and the poster thinks it might be south Liverpool, perhaps Woolton.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/179/478293260_bc16ba5cb2_b.jpg

Interesting photo Philip. I cannot place it for the moment. It may of course have been demolished. The clue is in the distant spire. I thought it might be St Andrews, Toxteth Park with the distant spire Christchurch, Linnet Lane. But on reflection perhaps not.

Thanks Taffy.
I think the spire is part of the church, not a distant one.
It's very distinctive.
I also think we're looking at the back of the church, which makes identification a bit harder.

Thanks Taffy.
I think the spire is part of the church, not a distant one.
It's very distinctive.
I also think we're looking at the back of the church, which makes identification a bit harder.

I meant the spire in the middle distance of the photo. Yes the photo is looking at the chancel and the east end of the church

Walton Church Tower is open to the public every Sunday afternoon in August, between 3pm and 5pm.
There is a charge (about £2).

Walton Church Tower is open to the public every Sunday afternoon in August, between 3pm and 5pm.
There is a charge (about £2).


Thanks Phil for letting us know :PDT_Piratz_26:

Many of my childhood memories surround St Chrysostoms Church - corner of Queens Road and Aubrey Street, Everton - the 19 tram used to turn around there. It was going to be the centerpiece of the redevelopment from the 1960's. It became the butt of vandalls in about the late 1960's or early 70's, and was burned down. I often talk to my wife about this church but have no photographs. I have plenty of the activities and other things that were important to the people who lived around that diocese - such as The Rose Queen. Does anyone out there have any photographs or even memories of this church? It was a beautiful structure in the Gothic style.

Many of my childhood memories surround St Chrysostoms Church - corner of Queens Road and Aubrey Street, Everton - the 19 tram used to turn around there. It was going to be the centerpiece of the redevelopment from the 1960's. It became the butt of vandalls in about the late 1960's or early 70's, and was burned down. I often talk to my wife about this church but have no photographs. I have plenty of the activities and other things that were important to the people who lived around that diocese - such as The Rose Queen. Does anyone out there have any photographs or even memories of this church? It was a beautiful structure in the Gothic style.

I couldn't find a photo
picture taken from Lancashire Online Parish Clerks
http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Liverpool/Everton/index.html

Thanks Robbo 176. Really good sketch of St Chrysostoms. Would like someone to provide a photo though. I will have to dig around to see if I have one (don't think I do) if so it will be black and white. Ta so much for the sketch though.

Hey all
Does anyone know of any pics of St Pauls church which was on the bottom of Belvedere Road up until the 70's?

Hey all
Does anyone know of any pics of St Pauls church which was on the bottom of Belvedere Road up until the 70's?

Here you go DaisyChains

http://www.toxteth.net/places/liverpool/churches/st%20pauls.htm

It took its name from St Paul's, St Paul's Square, near Exchange Station.
Along with the Cunard Building, it was one of the few major buildings in Liverpool where building work was allowed to continue during the First World War.
(For instance work on St Philip Neri in Catharine Street was delayed so much that it didn't open until 1920.)
St Paul's opened in 1916 and had been designed by Giles Gilbert Scott while he was working on his masterpiece, the Anglican Cathedral.
I like St Paul's, especially for its very unusual design, which looks quite Continental to me.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1062/973090773_62cea93b21_o.jpg

It took its name from St Paul's, St Paul's Square, near Exchange Station.

I like St Paul's, especially for its very unusual design, which looks quite Continental to me.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1062/973090773_62cea93b21_o.jpg

Nice photo Philip. Unfortunately the functionality of this church's design left a lot to be desired and it suffered from damp penetration for many years. Hopefully the recent renovation work has solved this problem.

http://www.saintpaulstoneycroft.co.uk/restoration.html

When new.
Showing Berry Street before it was widened at the turn at the 20th century.
The other tower belonged to St Mark's Church in Upper Duke Street, which was the largest church in Liverpool.
Picture source: LRO, Central Library. (Photocopy)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1334/1106741081_35c49afe2d_o.jpg

This old church is on Sandown Lane Wavertree. I believe it's due for renovation. It was replaced by a new church in Victoria Park which itself was taken over by the Church of England in the early 1950s and redicated as St Mary's. For a time the Sandown lane building was a Methodist Sunday school.

Hi folks
I can't seem to see a thread on this, and thought I would start one.

Be good to post our fave churches, architecture wise, interesting facts, location etc..

:)

Hello everyone, I just registered today but have been a browser for ages, and this thread got me in :PDT_Aliboronz_24:

I used to go to St Nics before it moved to Brownlow Hill when it was at the back of the Adelphi, and I can't find ANY picture of either the Church ( St Nicholas Pro Cathederal Hawke Street) or the old School.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Not of the church but....

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/collections/oratory/william_white.asp

Hello everyone, I just registered today but have been a browser for ages, and this thread got me in :PDT_Aliboronz_24:

I used to go to St Nics before it moved to Brownlow Hill when it was at the back of the Adelphi, and I can't find ANY picture of either the Church ( St Nicholas Pro Cathederal Hawke Street) or the old School.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Have a look at

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=408&category_sakey=249

Good photo of St Nicholas Pro cathedral

I like St Paul's, especially for its very unusual design, which looks quite Continental to me.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1062/973090773_62cea93b21_o.jpg

It was known as the German Church.

Dotn know if there's any truth in it at all but somebody told me about 10 years ago that St Pauls was built as a sort of test run for a much bigger version that was ging to be built somewhere else, 8 times the size.

Have a look at

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=408&category_sakey=249

Good photo of St Nicholas Pro cathedral

Wow Thank you so much!

St Columbas church, Anfield. photos taken Dec 20th 07.

St Michael in the Hamlet:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2275/2269159420_893ca87398_o.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2275/2269159420_893ca87398_o.jpg)

St. Lukes:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2045/2269160880_3b5c33b3f1_o.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2045/2269160880_3b5c33b3f1_o.jpg)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2343/2269368166_cddfb83632.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2343/2269368166_cddfb83632.jpg)

Church sited on the Wavertree/ Toxteth Boundary of Penny Lane, L18. Built 1914. Web site:

http://pennylaneliverpool.merseyside.org

Paul McCartney of Beatles fame honed his singing skills in the St Barnabas choir in the 1950s

Can you help?
It's been posted to "Old Liverpool" and the poster thinks it might be south Liverpool, perhaps Woolton.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/179/478293260_bc16ba5cb2_b.jpg

Philip, It's not Woolton as St Mary's is different - the spire in the background would make me believe that the location is correct and that the church is St Thomas Wavertree - but it's an educated guess.

Incidentally, does anyone have a pic of St Luke's Great Crosby?

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee283/exactavarex/P1020361.jpg
St Nicks taken yesterday from Atlantic Towers

Speaking of St Nicks, does anyone have a large 1024x768 ish size of St Nick's Church. I'm looking to have the picture wider than it is taller (if that makes sense) but all the pictures I've got are of the tower only and I'm after one taken from say by Ma Boyles showing the lot.

It's for a website I'm doing at the moment and I'll give credit.

Speaking of St Nicks, does anyone have a large 1024x768 ish size of St Nick's Church. I'm looking to have the picture wider than it is taller (if that makes sense) but all the pictures I've got are of the tower only and I'm after one taken from say by Ma Boyles showing the lot.

It's for a website I'm doing at the moment and I'll give credit.

I should have a side view from the gardens on my PC somewhere. I nearly fell arse over tit talking it. I've got hundreds of photos in folders so I'll have to rummage to find it.

I have this one, but I'm thinking you want the base too?
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/blogging%20pix/Picture1163.jpg

I'd love the base too if it's on offer :)

I was going to go down myself today but a, it's foggy, and b, I can't justify £10's worth of fuel for a single pic haha.

I'd love the base too if it's on offer :)

I was going to go down myself today but a, it's foggy, and b, I can't justify £10's worth of fuel for a single pic haha.

OOOOOOH MATRON!

No worries I've got to go to Paradise St bus station to meet my Nan at lunchtime, so I'll get a train to Moorfields and stroll down and see if I can get a decent pic for you on the way.
It is quite dull today and my camera is not state of the art but I'll do me utty.

Karen

:PDT1

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2282227276_f22a9c1b1c_o.jpg
This is in Crosshall Street, built in 1880 as Victoria Calvanistic Methodist Church but was sold to Liverpool Corporation in 1920. It`s next door to Westminster Chambers.

This is in Crosshall Street, built in 1880 as Victoria Calvanistic Methodist Church but was sold to Liverpool Corporation in 1920. It`s next door to Westminster Chambers.

the times I've been passed there and I never knew that used to be a church.

seems despite all my years of reading local history there's still so much to learn

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2282227276_f22a9c1b1c_o.jpg
This is in Crosshall Street, built in 1880 as Victoria Calvanistic Methodist Church but was sold to Liverpool Corporation in 1920. It`s next door to Westminster Chambers.

Nice photo !! The history of this Welsh Chapel is to be found in the book " The Welsh of Merseyside " vol 1, p30. It seems the congregation moved there from their first chapel in Pall Mall. It was called the Victoria Chapel after the success of the Sankey & Moody evangelistic campaign held in 1875 in a large tent on Crosshall street called Victoria Hall.

GD's pic reminded me of this one in Gt Crosshall street.


http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/3089/stpatssa0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



An Ex chapel, this building was at one time a day school and Sunday school connected to St. John's church. This church stood immediately west of St. George's Hall in its own grounds with a cemetery. The Liverpool Corporation acquired the church and grounds, which were turned into St. John's Gardens at the beginning of the 20th century.

It is currently undergoing renovation into St. Patrick's Court apartments.



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http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee283/exactavarex/P1020460.jpg
This is St Nick`s interior I was surprised how well it turned out as it`s very dark inside

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee283/exactavarex/P1020463.jpg
The organ in St Nicks

Shaw Street, Everton. Not sure about this one though.....:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/120/316650335_539f8bc3c8_b.jpg (http://farm1.static.flickr.com/120/316650335_539f8bc3c8_b.jpg)

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee283/exactavarex/P1020461.jpg
The only stained glass window I could see in St Nicks. Top of it reads" For the healing of the Nations"

Off Woolton Rd, Liverpool 18. Well worth a visit.

Spellow Lane church, Walton

GD's pic reminded me of this one in Gt Crosshall street.

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/3089/stpatssa0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

An Ex chapel, this building was at one time a day school and Sunday school connected to St. John's church. This church stood immediately west of St. George's Hall in its own grounds with a cemetery. The Liverpool Corporation acquired the church and grounds, which were turned into St. John's Gardens at the beginning of the 20th century.

It is currently undergoing renovation into St. Patrick's Court apartments.
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Good info, Ged.
One minor point, though.
It wasn't a chapel.
It was built in 1850 as St John's National School.

Even better info Philip. :PDT11

The German Church, Renshaw St - 1931. LRO.

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/6231/renshawstgermanchurch19ct8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)





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The last photo reminds me that there are some great old photos of demolished Liverpool Churches in "The Churches of Liverpool" by David Lewis, but take note that at least two reviewers have said that "it's worth buying, but just for the pictures".

Aye, even the pictures didn't do it so much for me as I had a lot of them and he didn't have one of St. Joseph's (only an old illustration) even though it was only demolished in 1979.

I hope they reinstate the brass cross in the pavement near where the church stood. My gt grandparents married there

part of their wedding certificate
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/blogging2/wedcert.jpg

St Peter's source unknown
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/St_Peters_Church__Liverpool_1908.jpg

St. Peters, Church Street, has a page at Toxteth.net:
http://www.toxteth.net/places/liverpool/churches/st%20peters.htm

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2005/2300041483_df4ed1f3fa_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2295/2300041563_41a9fa73ab_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2090/2300833920_64bb719f4e_o.jpg

Spellow Lane church, Walton

Nice Photo. This building was once a Welsh Methodist Chapel.

An Old Post card of St Stephens Gateacre

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Tried to post these on Tuesday/Wednesday but photobucket was driving me demented. So I'll try again

My gtgrandma remarried in this church. The carving is stunning.
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Good pics Quincy

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St Johns, Fountains Rd, Kirkdale

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The main altar of St Johns,Kirkdale. This was my parish church when I lived in
Kirkdale.We were taken here from scool every wednesday afternoon and I always recieved a prize the following day for being the best behaved boy in the class during the service, little did the teacher know I was always asleep.

Fox St, Liverpool 3. Not for much longer I fear.
sign on gate reads "they have closed my church but not my heart. pray! I shall hear your prayers
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The flowers and note have been left by local campaigner Kay Kelly who was carried into this church very ill suffering from the latter effects of cancer. She recovered so is very attached to it naturally. She is appalled that when it closed, she had to prevent Italian artefacts being put into a skip outside, the Royal Philharmonic orchestra have applied for planning permission to rip it out and use it as rehearsal rooms to which Kay is oppossed. She has a dossier on the arch diocese and their dealings.

The Church was paid for by Walter Imrie of the White Star shipping line for
his step daughter Amy Elisabeth. The picture of Albion House where the shippng line was based before becoming the Pacific Steamship Navigation Co.http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee283/exactavarex/P1020414.jpg

Brilliant pics again all.Well done.:handclap:

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Hi does anybody have any pics or info about St Judes church Low Hill?
I remember when it was demolished as a kid in the mid sixties.

Yes, I know it's a pub now, but this is the oldest church building (1798 St Peter's RC) in the city centre.

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Waaaaaayay, you're back. You know the forum LOVES YOU and YOU LOVE IT!!!!

Waaaaaayay, you're back. You know the forum LOVES YOU and YOU LOVE IT!!!!

back it style ,Excellent photo Philip :handclap:

your photo turned out a dam~ site better than mine. apart from 1 of a window the others I took inside were blurry thanks to my dodgy camera button. might have to take it to Jessops see if they can ..ahem...unstiffen it.
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Hi does anybody have any pics or info about St Judes church Low Hill?
I remember when it was demolished as a kid in the mid sixties.

as you are in Oz when you use Google change the AU bit to CO.UK then you can choose just to search in UK pages. that should save you a lot of search time. :PDT_Piratz_26:

in the mean time here's a link for you :)
http://www.williamsontunnels.com/articles/artsandstone.htm

Very good, qg.

I went in for close-ups and made sure the camera was resting on something.
I'll put more in the stained-glass thread tonight.

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The Chapel of St Peters in St Nicks. The cross is made of old rafters of St Peters of Church St

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The spire of St Nicks

Hi does anybody have any pics or info about St Judes church Low Hill?
I remember when it was demolished as a kid in the mid sixties.

St Jude's Church, Hardwick Street, Low Hill.
Consecrated 20 October 1831. Architect: Thomas Rickman (Famous for the iron churches).
It is said to have been built with some of the stone excavated by Williamson, the Mole of Edge Hill.
Demolished 1966. The site is part of the Royal Hospital.

Picture from the Record Office.

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Thank's for the info Phil, all those old buildings destroyed for a ugly hospital

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St Anthony`s on Scotland Rd,taken from Everton Park yesterday. A ship is making it`s way down the Mersey.As I am posting this I`m hearing that there was a fire in there caused by a candle on the altar falling onto the carpet which means the church will be closed for a few days.

Is St Anthonys another Rickman job? It looks strikingly similar to the print og St Judes above.

Great pic Joe but afraid it'll be a few weeks not days, Ron Formby from the Scottie Press discovered the fire when he and Rita opened up last week, the main space was cloaked in smoke like a fog he said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2008/04/14/faith_st_anthonys_feature.shtml



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Is St Anthonys another Rickman job? It looks strikingly similar to the print og St Judes above.

Here's a little bit about the church and parish Fortinian.


www.scottiepress.org/gallery/anthonys.htm



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St. Oswald's church Old Swan was built in 1842.
Quote from a book on the Parish Church:
"St. Oswald's Church was built by the exertions and self sacrifice of the Very Rev John Cannon Maddocks. The Architect was Augustus Welby Puglin. The foundation stone was laid in 1839 and the church was opened on the 4th August 1842. Cannon Maddocks died on 4th March 1864.
The book I have also has an article on the "Strange secret of Old Swan", which was about the 3,561 corpses found next to the church when they were going to build the new school. This is mentioned on another thread in here I think.
I do have pics to upload but I think "Yo" just doesn't like me as it doesn't seem to want to let me.... :PDT10

Is St Anthonys another Rickman job? It looks strikingly similar to the print og St Judes above.

To save you the time of reading through that huge document (and still not getting an answer to your question), the architect was John Broadbent (1833). :)

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The 2 cathedrals with St Francis Xaviers church in between,
Took this from Eveton Park

Excellent pics :handclap:

Excellent pics :handclap:

Ditto:PDT_Piratz_26:

I was baptised in this church, it's very impressive inside and out, and is grade 1 listed.

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St. Oswald's church Old Swan was built in 1842.
Quote from a book on the Parish Church:
"St. Oswald's Church was built by the exertions and self sacrifice of the Very Rev John Cannon Maddocks. The Architect was Augustus Welby Puglin. The foundation stone was laid in 1839 and the church was opened on the 4th August 1842. Cannon Maddocks died on 4th March 1864.
The book I have also has an article on the "Strange secret of Old Swan", which was about the 3,561 corpses found next to the church when they were going to build the new school. This is mentioned on another thread in here I think.
I do have pics to upload but I think "Yo" just doesn't like me as it doesn't seem to want to let me.... :PDT10


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I was baptised in this church, it's very impressive inside and out, and is grade 1 listed.

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The days and weekends I've spent in that church on the rehanging of the bells in the tower, I must know that church inside out!

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Trinity Church on the corner of Rice Lane and Orrel Lane,built in 1898. It fell into a state of disrepair but has been renovated and is now used as a medical centre. They have made a very good job of it exept for one very minor thing they put skylights on the roof.

Great picture :handclap:

Thanks Lindylou

I was baptised in this church, it's very impressive inside and out, and is grade 1 listed.

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did you happen to notice of there was a war memorial there ?

Not that I remember, why?

More pics here: http://www.artandarchitecture.org.uk/search/results.html?object_id=%224b3b602ac71080a848338d1e 9ed1f97a16707a31%22&display=Church+of+St+John+the+Baptist&ixsid=z0DjEfyClTV:)

St. Oswald's church Old Swan was built in 1842.
Quote from a book on the Parish Church:
"St. Oswald's Church was built by the exertions and self sacrifice of the Very Rev John Cannon Maddocks. The Architect was Augustus Welby Puglin. The foundation stone was laid in 1839 and the church was opened on the 4th August 1842. Cannon Maddocks died on 4th March 1864.
The book I have also has an article on the "Strange secret of Old Swan", which was about the 3,561 corpses found next to the church when they were going to build the new school. This is mentioned on another thread in here I think.
I do have pics to upload but I think "Yo" just doesn't like me as it doesn't seem to want to let me.... :PDT10

If I remember rightly, the back of this church was destroyed, not sure how and rebuilt at some point. I think the buildings alongside the church, currently used as some sort of community centre, pre date the church. Can anyone confirm and got any pics?:)

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St Georges in Everton ,is the vicar a koppite looking at the colour of the door

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Inside St Oswalds,Old Swan. Thats me on my knees again 50 years ago. No thats not Peter Crouch on my right it`s my best man who was 6ft 7ins.
From a colour slide by Ness the Liverpool photographers

Brilliant pic GD.
The buildings alongside the church all came after it. I have a book on St. Oswalds Parish with the history and pics but cannot upload pics, anyone help ?

Is that the Titanic in background?

Cheers Samp.

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St Vincent de Pauls R C church on St James Street built in 1856-57

heres a couple of photos of photos so I apologise for the quality :PDT_Aliboronz_11:
interior of St Timothys Rokeby St
does anyone have any exterior ones please ?
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St Saviours Breckfield Rd Nth
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Greenbank Drive Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, Toxteth, consecrated 1937.
Architect: A.E.Shennan.
Closed 8 January 2008.
Listed: Grade II*.

If it looks something like a cinema, it's because A E Shennan was better known for designing more cinemas in Liverpool than anybody else.

It'll be interesting to see what it will be used for in the future.
Grade II* Listing means it's rated higher than most Listed Buildings.

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Christ Church, Bootle.

Information on the bells - http://www.liverpoolbells.co.uk/#/bootle/4514454832

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Inside the tower.

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Great pictures of St. Luke's, Philip! :handclap:

Excellent Pictures Philip.

I'm amazed that nothing has been ever done about the Bell Frame. It was the first ever metal bell frame anywhere in the world and it's still at the top of the tower.

(Copyright H. H-Jones)

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All information here from a book called "St. Oswald's Old Swan 1842 - 1992"

St. Oswald’s Church was opened in 1842, built form a design by Welby Pugin. The land it was built on was a gift from Mr Edward Chaloner of Oak Hill House.

The church was partly rebuilt between 1951 and 1957 from a design by Adrian Gilbert Scott.
The Parish population was increasing due to the tenements, St oswalds House, St Oswalds Gardens and Husrt Gardens. The Average Attendance On a Sunday was 3,200, whilst the church itself could hold approx 500. The ground behind the the east end was cleared in the 1930's at a cost of nearly £1,400. Then came the war and plans to extend were put on hold. Work recommenced and was completed in 1956.


Cannon Maddocks was the first parish priest and is remembered by a local street named after him, just off St. Oswalds St.
During the building of St. Oswald’s Primary School in the 1973 they found the remains of over 3,500 bodies, some buried 16 deep in places. The bodies were exhumed , cremated and reinterred at Anfield Cemetery.

1989 - Gales damaged the spire and it had to be rebuilt.

1842
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Wesleyan Chapel which later became St Oswalds Club
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and now .... who knows, probably be demolished !
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Great pics Philip and great pics and info Mart.

here's a few of what I took at St Lukes on Wednesday. meant to post them up Weds night but got distracted. I couldn't resist a photo up the tower either.
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Thanks, folks.

qg :PDT11 :handclap:

excellent photos everyone :handclap::handclap::handclap: