St Andrew's Church, West Kirby
| St Andrew's Church, West Kirby | |
|---|---|
AEO) | |
| Vicar(s) | Fr Brian Bell SSC |
| Assistant priest(s) | Fr Ray Bridson |
| Honorary priest(s) | Fr Bruce Harry |
St Andrew's Church is in Meols Drive,
Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the deanery of Wirral North.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]
History
This was originally from 1891 a
Douglas and Minshull.[4]
Present day
The parish stands in the
Architecture
Exterior
The church is built in snecked sandstone with ashlar dressings and has a slate roof. It is cruciform in shape, and its plan consists of a five-bay nave, with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a crossing, north and south transepts, and a chancel. Above the crossing is a tower which is set diagonally on which is a slate-hung spire and four slate-hung pinnacles. The south transept forms a chapel and the north transept holds the organ chamber. At the west end is a four-light window and at the east end a five-light window flanked by niches containing statues. The chancel has embattled parapets.[2][4]
Interior
The columns of the
baptistry. The stained glass in the south transept, the north aisle and the east window is by Herbert Bryams, a pupil of Kempe. There are also two windows dating from the 1990s by Septimus Waugh.[4]
See also
References
- ^ St Andrew's, West Kirby, Church of England, retrieved 26 September 2011
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Church of St Andrew, Hoylake (1242750)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 25 September 2012
- ^ West Kirby, Genuki, retrieved 21 March 2008
- ^ ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- ^ "Parish Fact Sheet" (PDF). Diocese of Chester. 9 August 2020. Archived from the original (pdf) on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "St Andrew's Parish Profile" (PDF). Diocese of Chester. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Obituary: Artur Barbosa from The Independent, Friday 13 October 1995, retrieved 19 Dec 2013
External links
Further reading
- ISBN 0-901657-16-6