St Mary's Church, Grassendale
| St Mary's Church, Grassendale | ||
|---|---|---|
Style Gothic Revival | | |
| Groundbreaking | 1852 | |
| Completed | 1853 | |
| Specifications | ||
| Materials | Stone, slate roof | |
| Administration | ||
| Province | York | |
| Diocese | Liverpool | |
| Archdeaconry | Liverpool | |
| Deanery | Liverpool South Childwall | |
| Parish | Grassendale | |
| Clergy | ||
| Vicar(s) | Revd Paul Ellis | |
St Mary's Church is in St. Mary's Road,
Anglican parish church in the deanery of Liverpool South Childwall, the archdeaconry of Liverpool, and the diocese of Liverpool.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]
History
The church was built in 1852–53 to serve the residents of the newly created private estates of Grassendale Park and Cressington Park. It was designed by
consecrated in July 1854 by the Bishop of Chester. It was designed to provide seating for 700 people.[4]
Architecture
Exterior
St Mary's is constructed in stone, and has a roof of hexagonal
weathervane.[2]
Interior
Inside the church, the laminated timber beams of the roof form a flying cross at the crossing. The stained glass includes three windows in the chancel of 1884 by Evans, and the west window of 1953 was designed by Joseph Edward Nuttgens.[3] The two-manual pipe organ was built in 1903 by Norman and Beard.[5] When the church was built, it had a ring of six bells,[4] but these were rehung for chiming in 1938.[6]
See also
References
- ^ St. Mary's Church, Grassendale, Liverpool, Church of England, retrieved 11 September 2013
- ^ a b c d Historic England, "Church of St Mary (1073471)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 September 2013
- ^ ISBN 0-300-10910-5
- ^ a b The Church of St Mary, Grassendale, Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks, retrieved 11 September 2013
- National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 30 June 2020
- ^ Keltek Trust - Lost Rings spreadsheet, Keltek Trust, retrieved 22 October 2013