Gustav Adolf Church, Liverpool

Gustav Adolf Church
Gustav Adolf Church
Gustav Adolf Church is located in Liverpool
Gustav Adolf Church
Gustav Adolf Church
Location in Liverpool
53°23′59″N 2°59′04″W / 53.3996°N 2.9844°W / 53.3996; -2.9844
OS grid referenceSJ 346 897
LocationPark Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside
CountryEngland
DenominationLutheran
WebsiteLiverpool International Nordic Community
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated14 March 1975
Architect(s)W. D. Caröe
Architectural typeChurch
Groundbreaking1883
Completed1884; 140 years ago (1884)
Construction cost£15,000
£1,160,000 in Modern GBP
Specifications
MaterialsBrick, tiled roof

Gustav Adolf Church (Swedish: Gustav Adolfs kyrka[1]) or the Scandinavian Seamen's Church (Swedish: Skandinaviska sjömanskyrkan) is a historical building located in Park Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It consists of a church, built between 1883 and 1884, and an attached minister's house, and provides a centre for the Liverpool International Nordic Community.[2] The combined church and minister's house is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[3]

  1. ^ In Swedish, "Gustav Adolph's Church". "Kyrka" sounds roughly like "shir-ka"
  2. ^ About us, Liverpool International Nordic Community, retrieved 15 April 2013
  3. ^ Historic England, "Scandinavian Seamen's Church (Gustav Adolfus Kyrka) (1292991)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 April 2013