St Bride's Church, Liverpool

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| location = Percy Street, Canning, Liverpool

| country = England

| denomination = Church of England

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| consecrated date = 29 December 1830

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| functional status = Parish church

| heritage designation = Grade II* listed building

| designated date = 28 June 1952

| architect = Samuel Rowland

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| years built = 1829–1831

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| parish = St. Luke in the City Team

| deanery = Deanery of Toxteth & Wavertree

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St Bride's Church, Canning, Liverpool, England, is a Church of England parish church.

History and architecture

St Bride's was designed by Samuel Rowland. Building work started on 29 August 1829 and was the church consecrated on 29 December 1830. It was built for the Reverend James Haldane Stewart and is a Grade II* listed building.{{NHLE |num=1365835 |desc=Saint Bride's Church |grade=II* |accessdate=15 September 2016}}

It is deemed the best surviving Neoclassical church in Liverpool.{{Cite news|url=https://www.insidermedia.com/insider/northwest/proposals-for-neoclassical-church-refurbishment-unveiled|title=Proposals for neoclassical church refurbishment unveiled|work=Insider Media Ltd|access-date=15 May 2017}} It is temple-like in appearance and has a monumental portico of six unfluted Ionic columns across the west end. The east window is of stained glass in a Renaissance style and was installed in about 1905. In the chancel there is a monument to Rev Mr Stewart who died in 1854. There is another monument to Mr WM Foster, his wife and servant, who all drowned in the wreck of the steamship {{PS|Rothsay Castle|1816|2}} in 1831.

Present day

As well as continuing to hold services, the building has hosted several events as part of the Liverpool Biennial art festival as well as using for a drop-in for several main charities in Liverpool such as Refugee Women Connect, Micah and British Red Cross. It is regularly used as a venue for music concerts and has a professional recording studio.{{Cite web |last=Parkinson |first=Denis |date=2017-11-01 |title=Live review: Only Child @ St Bride’s 27/10/17 |url=https://liverpoolacoustic.co.uk/2017/11/live-review-only-child-st-brides-271017/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Liverpool Acoustic |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Stephen Cole on SoundBetter |url=https://soundbetter.com/profiles/148286-stephen-cole |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=SoundBetter}}

References

Sources

{{cite book |year=1978 |title=Buildings of Liverpool |place=Liverpool |publisher=Liverpool Heritage Bureau }}{{page needed|date=September 2016}}
{{cite book |last=Sharples |first=Joseph |year=2003 |title=Liverpool |series=Pevsner City Guides |place=New Haven, London |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-10258-1 }}{{page needed|date=September 2016}}

External links

[http://stbridesliverpool.org.uk/ St Bride's Liverpool] – official website
{{cite web |url= http://canning.merseyworld.com/churches.htm |last=O'Hare |first=Andy |title=Churches in Canning |work=Liverpool's Historic Canning Area}}

Category:Anglican Diocese of Liverpool

Category:Church of England church buildings in Merseyside

Category:Churches in Liverpool

Church of St Bride

Category:Grade II* listed churches in Merseyside