Old Christ Church, Waterloo

Old Christ Church, Waterloo
The tower and part of the body of a sandstone church seen from the north between trees
Old Christ Church, Waterloo, from the north
Old Christ Church, Waterloo is located in Merseyside
Old Christ Church, Waterloo
Old Christ Church, Waterloo
Location in Merseyside
53°28′15″N 3°01′25″W / 53.4709°N 3.0237°W / 53.4709; -3.0237
OS grid referenceSJ 321,976
LocationWaterloo Road,
Waterloo, Merseyside
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteOfficial website
History
DedicatedApril 1893
Consecrated2 December 1899
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated4 July 1952
Architect(s)Paley, Austin and Paley
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival (Perpendicular)
Groundbreaking1891
Completed1899
Construction cost£21,956
Closed1982
Specifications
Nave width96 feet (29 m) by 29.5 feet (9 m)
Other dimensionsAisles 14 feet (4 m) wide
Chancel 40.5 feet (12 m) by 30 feet (9 m)
Chapel 41 feet (12 m) by 24 feet (7 m)
MaterialsSandstone,
Westmorland slate roofs

Old Christ Church is a redundant Anglican church located in Waterloo Road, Waterloo, Merseyside, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] It was declared redundant in 1982, and its functions have been replaced by a new Christ Church at the junction of Crosby Road South and Alexandra Road, Waterloo.[3]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Christ Church, Sefton (1257311)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 July 2012
  2. ^ Christ Church, Waterloo, Merseyside, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 18 October 2016
  3. ^ Deanery of Bootle, Anglican Diocese of Liverpool, retrieved 24 September 2010