Christ Church, Birkenhead

Christ Church, Birkenhead
Christ Church from the northeast
Christ Church, Birkenhead is located in Merseyside
Christ Church, Birkenhead
Christ Church, Birkenhead
Location in Merseyside
53°22′59″N 3°02′24″W / 53.3831°N 3.0401°W / 53.3831; -3.0401
OS grid referenceSJ 309 879
LocationChristchurch Road, Oxton, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
ChurchmanshipConservative Evangelical
WebsiteChrist Church, Birkenhead
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated3 March 1854
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated28 March 1974
Architect(s)William Jearrad
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1844
Completed1849
Construction cost£9,000
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone, slate roof
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseChester
ArchdeaconryChester
DeaneryBirkenhead
ParishBirkenhead Christ Church
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Karen Freeman
Laity
Organist(s)Paul Broadhurst

Christ Church is in Christchurch Road, Oxton, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Birkenhead, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It stands on a sloping site.[2]

  1. ^ Christ Church, Oxton, Birkenhead, Church of England, retrieved 11 December 2013
  2. ^ Historic England, "Christ Church, Oxton (1217877)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 December 2013