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Church of Saint Agnes

A Grade I Listed Building in Greenbank, Liverpool

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3896 / 53°23'22"N

Longitude: -2.9398 / 2°56'23"W

OS Eastings: 337591

OS Northings: 388494

OS Grid: SJ375884

Mapcode National: GBR 7GV.1X

Mapcode Global: WH87F.T289

Plus Code: 9C5V93Q6+R3

Entry Name: Church of Saint Agnes

Listing Date: 14 March 1975

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1359871

English Heritage Legacy ID: 359626

ID on this website: 101359871

Location: Parish Church of St Agnes and St Pancras Toxteth Park, Sefton Park, Liverpool, Merseyside, L17

County: Liverpool

Electoral Ward/Division: Greenbank

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Liverpool

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: Toxteth Park St Agnes and St Pancras

Church of England Diocese: Liverpool

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Description


SJ 3788 ULLET ROAD
(north side)
L17

33/1246 Church of
Saint Agnes
14.3.75.
G.V. I


Church, 1883-5. J. L. Pearson. Brick with stone dressings,
tile roof. Nave with aisles under lean-to roofs,east and
west transepts (ritual west is actual south). Short chancel
with canted end and ambulatory, flanked by turrets. South
chapel. Aisles have 2-light plate tracery windows between
gabled buttresses, lancets to clerestory. West end has
angle buttresses framing three 2-light windows, entrance with
small buttresses between. Gallery above, with arcaded
balustrade and stepped 3 light window; gable cross.
Flanking porches under lean-to roofs arches of 2 orders to
both sides and cinquefoil windows. West transepts have
lancets and angle buttresses. East transepts have 4-light
windows. Lead fleche at east end of nave. Chancel has
lancets flanked by narrower blind lancets, with wall shafts.
South chapel has aisles and 3-light east window. Interior:
stone. 4-bay nave with arcades on round piers, corbelled
wall shafts, gallery and quadripartite vault (no ridge rib).
Porch at west end has 3 arches and gallery above. North
west transept is baptistry with marble font. North west
transept has octagonal organ loft on marble piers. North
and south chapels to west of east transepts. Chancel has
apsed end, arcading with arches paired under relieving arch
with roundel. Angels in spandrels, gallery and relief
panels of Adoration of the bands, statues of angels over.
Iron grilles to ambulatory. Low marble wall to chancel.
South chapel has south aisle and north aisle formed by
ambulatory. South transept has timber gallery. Good
stained glass, including windows by Kempe. "The noblest
Victorian church in Liverpool" (Pevsner).


Listing NGR: SJ3758988493

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