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Christ Church, Kensington

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Christ Church, Kensington — church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK.

Christ Church, Kensington, historic churches in North Wales

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station
Edge Hill · 1.1 km
  • Free entry

About

Christ Church, Kensington is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.4116°, -2.9526°.

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Heritage listing

Christ Church is in the Kensington area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Christ Church is in the Kensington area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

Christ Church was built as an Anglican parish church in 1870, and designed by W. & G. Audsley. It closed as an Anglican church in 1975, and then used for storage. In 2002 it re-opened for worship. Since 2002 it has been used by the Gilbert Deya Ministries. Since 2018 the building has been used by Christian Gold House Chapel as seen on Channel 5. In 2022 it was added to Historic England's at risk register.

Architecture

The church is in North Italian Romanesque style, and constructed in common brick with polychromatic decoration in red and blue brick and stone, inside and outside the building. There is a tall northwest tower, almost detached, which originally had a pyramidal roof. All the windows are round-headed, other than a large round window in the west end. Inside the church, the arcades have round arches and are carried on granite piers with Byzantine capitals. All the fittings have been removed apart from the reredos which consists of an arcade. Remnants of the Audsley stained glass have survived.

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Coordinates
53.4116, -2.9526
District
Liverpool
Parish
Liverpool, unparished area
Postcode
L7 2RE
Parliamentary constituency
Liverpool Wavertree
Nearest railway station
Edge Hill1.1 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Christ Church, Kensington?
Christ Church, Kensington is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L7 2RE), in the parish of Liverpool, unparished area.
Is Christ Church, Kensington a listed building?
Christ Church, Kensington is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
Is Christ Church, Kensington free to visit?
Yes, Christ Church, Kensington is free to enter.
How do I get to Christ Church, Kensington?
The nearest railway station is Edge Hill, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode L7 2RE.