Historic churches · North Wales
St Ambrose's Church, Speke
St Ambrose's Church, Speke — church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Halewood · 2.7 km
- Free entry
About
St Ambrose's Church, Speke is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1961. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.3402°, -2.8269°.
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Heritage listing
St Ambrose's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Heathgate Avenue, Speke, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is an active parish church in the Archdiocese of Liverpool and the Pastoral Area of Woolton and Halewood. 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.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Mersey Estuary SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Mersey Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Ambrose's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Heathgate Avenue, Speke, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is an active parish church in the Archdiocese of Liverpool and the Pastoral Area of Woolton and Halewood. 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
The church was built between 1959 and 1961. It was designed by Alfred Bullen of Weightman and Bullen, with assistance from Jerzy Faczyński. It was built to serve the housing estate of Speke, which had been started in the 1930s, and which was expanded in the 1950s.
Architecture
Inside the church are tunnel vaults on three sides with a segmental arcade carried on square columns; this forms an ambulatory. The roof is flat and trabeated, with pyramidal acoustic panels. The floor is in terrazzo, with the sanctuary area raised and in marble. A stone altar slab stands on three steps, and is flanked by a font and a pulpit. There are pews on three sides of the sanctuary. The organ is in a raised position above the entrance. Around the church are Stations of the Cross by Adam Kossowski. The stained glass is by Gounil and Philip Brown. Wall paintings behind the altar date from the 1990s.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.3402, -2.8269
- District
- Liverpool
- Parish
- Liverpool, unparished area
- Postcode
- L24 7RP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Established
- 1961
- Nearest railway station
- Halewood — 2.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q15979296 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Ambrose's Church, Speke (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Ambrose church, Speke 1.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Ambrose's Church, Speke?
- St Ambrose's Church, Speke is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L24 7RP), in the parish of Liverpool, unparished area.
- When was St Ambrose's Church, Speke built?
- Built or established in 1961.
- Is St Ambrose's Church, Speke a listed building?
- St Ambrose's Church, Speke is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is St Ambrose's Church, Speke a protected site?
- Yes — St Ambrose's Church, Speke is part of the Mersey Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Mersey Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- Is St Ambrose's Church, Speke free to visit?
- Yes, St Ambrose's Church, Speke is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Ambrose's Church, Speke?
- The nearest railway station is Halewood, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode L24 7RP.