All Saints Church, Speke facts for kids
Quick facts for kids All Saints Church, Speke |
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| OS grid reference | SJ 430 834 |
| Location | Speke, Liverpool, Merseyside |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | [1] |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 21 June 1876 |
| Architecture | |
| Groundbreaking | 1872 |
| Completed | 1875 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone, tiled roofs |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Liverpool South Childwall |
| Archdeaconry | Liverpool |
| Diocese | Liverpool |
| Province | York |
All Saints Church is a special church located in Speke, a part of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. You can find it where Hale Road and Speke Church Road meet. This church is an active Anglican parish church, meaning it's a place where people worship and gather. It's part of the diocese of Liverpool. All Saints Church is also a very important building, listed as a Grade II listed building on the National Heritage List for England. This means it's recognized for its historical and architectural importance.
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History of All Saints Church
This beautiful church was built a long time ago, between 1872 and 1875. A famous architect named John Loughborough Pearson designed it. The church was officially opened and blessed by the Bishop of Chester on 21 June 1876. Later, in the 1930s, the church was made bigger. This included adding new rooms like a vestry (a room for clergy robes) and offices. Electric lights were also put in during this time.
Exploring the Church's Design
What Does the Outside Look Like?
All Saints Church is built from red stone, and its roof is covered with tiles. The way it's designed is called Decorated style, which means it has fancy patterns, especially in some of its windows. The church has a main hall called a nave, and a side section called a north aisle. It also has a north transept (a part that sticks out like an arm of a cross) and a chancel (the area around the altar) with a north vestry. There's a tall, pointed tower called a steeple on the southwest side.
On the northwest side of the tower, there's a small stair turret (a small tower). The main entrance to the church is on the south side of the tower. Above the entrance, you'll see three tall, narrow windows called lancet windows. Higher up, there are openings for bells with two sections. The tower has a special roof called a broach spire with small windows called lucarnes.
At the very front of the church (the west end), the nave has a large window with four sections. The aisle window has two sections. The windows along the sides of the nave have three sections, and those along the aisle have two. The large window at the east end of the church has five sections. This window is framed by gabled buttresses, which are supports that stick out from the wall. In the transept, there's another window with three sections.
What's Inside the Church?
Inside All Saints Church, you'll see a row of four arches called an arcade. These arches are supported by round columns. The arch leading to the chancel is supported by special half-columns called corbelled responds. Between the chancel and the organ area, there are two more arches with a carved space called a tympanum that has a four-leaf shape called a quatrefoil.
The colorful stained glass windows in the church were made by a company called Clayton and Bell. The church used to have a pipe organ with two keyboards, made by Gray and Davidson. This original organ was replaced in the 1930s. There are also three bells in the church, cast in 1874 by John Taylor & Co. However, these bells can no longer be rung.
Why All Saints Church is Important
All Saints Church was officially recognized as a listed building on 14 March 1975. It has a Grade II listing, which is the most common grade. This means the building is considered "of special interest" and efforts should be made to protect it. Experts like Pollard and Pevsner have written about the church in their famous Buildings of England series. They describe it as a "simple, reasonable and serious" building.
See also
- Grade II listed buildings in Liverpool-L24
- List of new ecclesiastical buildings by J. L. Pearson
