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Christ Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Kensington and Fairfield, Liverpool

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4116 / 53°24'41"N

Longitude: -2.9526 / 2°57'9"W

OS Eastings: 336775

OS Northings: 390958

OS Grid: SJ367909

Mapcode National: GBR 7CM.80

Mapcode Global: WH877.MH6X

Plus Code: 9C5VC26W+MX

Entry Name: Christ Church

Listing Date: 14 March 1975

Last Amended: 19 June 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1075179

English Heritage Legacy ID: 214348

ID on this website: 101075179

Location: Kensington, Liverpool, Merseyside, L7

County: Liverpool

Electoral Ward/Division: Kensington and Fairfield

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Liverpool

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: Liverpool, All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Liverpool

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Description


SJ 3690 KENSINGTON
L7

28/671 Christ Church
(formerly listed
14.3.75 under Kensington
Road)

- II


Church, now used as furniture warehouse. 1870. W. & G.
Audsley in Italian Romanesque style. Dark red brick with
bands of blue and orange brick and stone. 5-bay nave with
aisles under lean-to roofs. North west tower. One-bay
chancel with transepts. Aisles have paired round-headed
windows between pilaster strips and corbel table. Triple
clerestory windows. West end has window of 3 lights with
colonnettes and rose window over. Tower has entrance with
central column and round tympanum. 2 storeys of lancets and
bell stage with paired round-headed lights with louvres
under relieving arch; top cornice. Chancel has east window
of 3 stepped lights, transepts have 3 round-headed lights
with rose window over, that to south probably organ loft.
Interior has arcade with granite columns with Byzantine
capitals and unchamfered arcades. Much brick polychromy.
Many windows now blocked (1984). King-post roof with arch-
braced tie beams.


Listing NGR: SJ3677590958

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