Description

BIRKENHEAD

SJ3288NE PRIORY STREET
789-1/14/141 (East side)
29/07/50 Remains of Church of St Mary
(Formerly Listed as:
CHURCH STREET
Church of St Mary)

GV II

Remains of Church of St Mary. 1821. By Thomas Rickman, partly
demolished in 1975. Finely coursed and squared sandstone
facing over brick. Originally the church consisted of a W
tower, 5-bay aiseless nave, polygonal sanctuary and very large
transepts (added 1832-5); of this the W tower and part of the
nave and transepts survive. West tower with two flanking
porches, and a length of south wall are all that survive. Two
stage tower with foiled lancet windows in first stage with
clock over, and moulded arched doors in crocketted expressed
gabled hoodmould in south porch. Plain moulded doorway in
north porch. 2-light belfry openings in second stage.
Embattled parapet and recessed spire with lucarnes. 3 bays of
south wall, divided by buttresses with pinnacles, and 2- and
3-light windows with cast-iron tracery. Embattled parapet. The
church was built to serve the expanding new town of
Birkenhead, but became redundant in 1975, when the rest of the
structure was demolished.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N and Hubbard E: Cheshire:
Harmondsworth: 1971-).

Listing NGR: SJ3284488554

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q69558641

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)