Church of Christ the King, Birkenhead | |
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Church of Christ the King, Birkenhead, from the northwest | |
53°23′52″N 3°02′14″W / 53.3978°N 3.0372°W | |
OS grid reference | SJ 311 895 |
Location | Beckwith Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Churchmanship | Central churchmanship |
Website | Birkenhead Priory Parish |
History | |
Former name(s) | St Anne's Church, Birkenhead |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 21 July 1987 |
Architect(s) | William Cole, Charles Aldridge (chancel extension) |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1846 |
Completed | 1893 |
Specifications | |
Materials | Sandstone, slate roof |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Chester |
Archdeaconry | Chester |
Deanery | Birkenhead |
Parish | Birkenhead Priory |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Revd Paul Bentley |
Curate(s) | Revd Debbie Wilkinson |
The Church of Christ the King is in Beckwith Street, 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. It is part of the Birkenhead Priory Parish, and serves the centre of the town of Birkenhead. The other church is the parish is the chapel of Birkenhead Priory.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]