Church of St Agnes and St Pancras, Toxteth Park

Coordinates: 53°23′22″N 2°56′23″W / 53.3895°N 2.9398°W / 53.3895; -2.9398
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Church of St Agnes and St Pancras, Toxteth Park
Archdeaconry of Liverpool
DeaneryToxteth and Wavertree
Clergy
Bishop(s)Rt Revd Stephen Race SSC (AEO)
Priest(s)Fr Andrew Brown

The Church of St Agnes and St Pancras is in Ullet Road,

Anglican church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Liverpool and the deanery of Toxteth and Wavertree.[2] Pevsner described it as "by far the most beautiful Victorian church of Liverpool...an epitome of Late Victorian nobility in church design".[3]

History

The church was built between 1883 and 1885 at a cost of £28,000 (equivalent to £3,440,000 in 2021),

H. Douglas Horsfall. The architect was John Loughborough Pearson.[3]

Present day

The parish stands in the

alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Beverley (currently Stephen Race).[6]

Architecture

Exterior

The church is built in red brick with red sandstone dressings and a tile roof. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave with lean-to aisles and a clerestory, transepts at both ends, a south chapel with lean-to aisles, a short chancel with a canted polygonal apse, and an ambulatory which is flanked by turrets. At the west end are two porches. The west end and the transepts have angle buttresses and gable crosses. Over the east crossing is a lead-covered flèche. The windows are either lancets or have plate tracery.[1][3]

Interior

The interior of the church is lined with

electronic organ which was made by Hugh Banton.[10][11]

Associated buildings

Behind the church is the vicarage which was built between 1885 and 1887 to a design by Norman Shaw and paid for by H. Douglas Horsfall's mother. It is built in red brick with stone dressings and has two storeys. Its windows are arranged asymmetrically and include a canted oriel window on the street elevation.[3] The vicarage is a Grade II* listed building.[12] Also behind the church and attached to it by a passage is the church hall. It was built probably in 1887 and is also by Shaw. The hall is built in red brick with a tile roof. Its main part has a clerestory and lean-to aisles, and behind this is a smaller single-story room with windows containing tracery. It is listed at Grade II.[13]

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Historic England, "Church of St Agnes, Ullet Road, Liverpool (1359871)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 August 2012
  2. ^ Deanery of Toxteth and Wavertree, The Diocese of Liverpool, retrieved 8 October 2008
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  4. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. ^ "THE PARISH OF ST AGNES & ST PANCRAS TOXTETH PARK LIVERPOOL: PARISH PROFILE" (PDF). Diocese of Liverpool. 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "St Agnes and St Pancras, Toxteth Park". See of Beverley. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  7. ^ a b The Nave and High Altar; The Baptistery, St Agnes, Toxteth Park, archived from the original on 6 July 2008, retrieved 9 October 2008
  8. ^ The Lady Chapel, St Agnes, Toxteth Park, archived from the original on 5 July 2007, retrieved 9 October 2008
  9. ^ The High Altar and Reredos, St Agnes, Toxteth Park, archived from the original on 9 July 2007, retrieved 9 October 2008
  10. ^ Liverpool, St. Agnes, Ullet Road, Sefton Park, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 9 October 2008
  11. ^ The Organ at St Agnes, St Agnes, Toxteth Park, archived from the original on 7 July 2007, retrieved 9 October 2008
  12. ^ Historic England, "St Agnes' Vicarage, Ullet Road, Liverpool (1218225)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 August 2012
  13. ^ Historic England, "St Agnes' Church Hall, Ullet Road, Liverpool (1063313)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 August 2012
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