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Latitude: 53.3895 / 53°23'22"N
Longitude: -3.0112 / 3°0'40"W
OS Eastings: 332844
OS Northings: 388554
OS Grid: SJ328885
Mapcode National: GBR 7YD7.WN
Mapcode Global: WH87D.Q28B
Plus Code: 9C5R9XQQ+RG
Entry Name: Remains of Church of St Mary
Listing Date: 29 July 1950
Last Amended: 10 August 1992
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1218757
English Heritage Legacy ID: 389302
ID on this website: 101218757
Location: Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, CH41
County: Wirral
Electoral Ward/Division: Birkenhead and Tranmere
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Birkenhead
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside
Church of England Parish: Birkenhead Christ the King
Church of England Diocese: Chester
Tagged with: Former church Church building
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
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