Church of Saint Bridget, Liverpool
Church of Saint Bridget, Liverpool | ||
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Style Italianate | | |
Groundbreaking | 1868 | |
Completed | 1872 | |
Specifications | ||
Materials | Brick with a slate roof | |
Administration | ||
Province | York | |
Diocese | Liverpool | |
Archdeaconry | Liverpool | |
Deanery | Toxteth and Wavertree |
The Church of Saint Bridget is in Bagot Street,
History
The
Architecture
Exterior
The church is built in the style of an
Interior
Inside the church are arcades of nine bays with round arches supported by scagliola columns. The capitals alternately have oak and acanthus decoration. The ceilings are richly ornamented and coffered.[1][4] The altar is free-standing in the apse. The reredos is a mosaic depicting the Last Supper dating from 1866 by Salviati. The pulpit is large and rectangular, made of polychromatic stone and marble with a balustrade of Corinthian columns. The lectern stands on a simple marble column. The font is square and made of polychromatic marble with a mosaic medallion in each face. The stained glass in the clerestory windows is by Charles A. Gibbs and the glass in the First World War memorial is by H. Gustave Hiller.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Historic England, "Church of Saint Bridget, Liverpool (1068396)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 March 2015
- ^ Deanery of Toxteth and Wavertree, Diocese of Liverpool, retrieved 10 October 2008
- ^ St. Bridget's Church, Bagot St. Wavertree, Lancashire Online Parish Clerks, retrieved 10 October 2008
- ^ ISBN 0-300-10910-5