Churches of Liverpool

[PhilipG]

Inside the tower.

[ChrisGeorge]

Great pictures of St. Luke's, Philip!

[Cadfael]

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)

[hmtmaj]

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

and later

Wesleyan Chapel which later became St Oswalds Club

and now .... who knows, probably be demolished !

[Ged]

Great pics Philip and great pics and info Mart.

[quincyg]

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.

[PhilipG]

Thanks, folks.

qg

[robbo176]

excellent photos everyone

[taffy]

St George Everton and St Anthony, Scotland Rd viewed from the Mersey Ferry

[Ged]

You'd think St. Anthony's was surrounded by fields there Taffy, instead of a busy duel carriageway. Great zoom.

[taffy]

You'd think St. Anthony's was surrounded by fields there Taffy, instead of a busy duel carriageway. Great zoom.

Thanks. Yes the perspective can be altered at extreme zoom. It's the 15X optical zoom of the Sony H9 digital camera that has to claim the kudos for the shot.

[lindylou]

Holy Trinity, Anfield.

Major alterations and repairs underway.

There will be a community centre in the basement. They are creating a new side entrance. Will post some pics of the end results. Completion has to be by November 08.
http://www.liverpool.anglican.org/mediacentre/htw.html

[gregs dad]

St Peter and Pauls in Atherton Street New Brighton is another church under threat of demolition through falling congregation numbers.
This is one of Wallasey`s famous landmarks beeing seen for miles around even from the LIverpool side. Seafarers saw its famous dome as they arrive in the Mersey
Took this yesterday in the rain

[shytalk]

Great pic. GD. I usually don't like the look of brick finished churches but the architecture on this one give it great style.

[lindylou]

It's an impressive building. I have been in there once many years ago.
It is a landmark.