Welsh Presbyterian Church, Liverpool

Welsh Presbyterian Church, Liverpool
The former church in April 2024
Welsh Presbyterian Church, Liverpool is located in Liverpool
Welsh Presbyterian Church, Liverpool
Welsh Presbyterian Church, Liverpool
Location in Liverpool
53°23′38″N 2°57′50″W / 53.3938°N 2.9638°W / 53.3938; -2.9638
OS grid referenceSJ 360 890
LocationPrinces Road, Liverpool, Merseyside
CountryEngland
DenominationPresbyterian Church of Wales
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated14 March 1975
Architect(s)W. & G. Audsley
Architectural typeChurch
StyleHigh Victorian Gothic
Groundbreaking1865
Completed1867
Specifications
Spire height200 feet (61 m)
MaterialsStone, slate roof

The Welsh Presbyterian Church is a disused church on Princes Road in the Toxteth district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is a redundant church of the Presbyterian Church of Wales, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1] Because of its tall steeple, the church has been nicknamed the "Welsh Cathedral", or "Toxteth Cathedral", although it was never an actual cathedral.[2] In 2019, it received National Lottery Stage 1 funding to become a community hub after thirty years abandonment.[3]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Welsh Presbyterian Church, Liverpool (1355050)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 September 2013
  2. ^ Weston, Alan (24 September 2013), "Toxteth's Welsh Presbyterian Church may have new lease of life", Liverpool Echo, retrieved 27 September 2013
  3. ^ Traynor, Luke (13 July 2019). "Abandoned for 30 years now Toxteth's Welsh church will get a new lease of life". liverpoolecho.