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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 ...
Gateway Church Wirral (formerly known as the Wirral Christian Centre) is a church on Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Elim Pentecostal Church. [1] The church building, originally Oxton Road Congregational Church, is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
Until the early 19th century, Tranmere was the second most populous settlement in Wirral, with a population of 353 in 1801, centred mainly in the area of what is now Church Road and the nearby hamlet of Hinderton. [8] By 1901, the number of residents had grown to 37,709. [9] Tranmere Old Hall and its estate, was situated around what is now ...
The church was built between 1846 and 1850, and was designed by William Cole. In 1892–93 the chancel was more than doubled in length by Charles Aldridge. [3] The church was originally dedicated to Saint Anne, but the dedication was changed to Christ the King in 1991 following internal alterations.
The church consists of a nave, deep transepts, a chancel, north and south vestries, and a west steeple. The steeple has a tower with a parapet containing fretted tracery, and flying buttresses linking it to a crocketed spire. Along the body of the church is an embattled parapet. [92] [93] II: 8 Ashville Road
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Oxton is a suburb of Birkenhead, Merseyside, England.Administratively it is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.Originally a village in its own right, it became part of the Municipal Borough of Birkenhead upon its creation in 1877.
The church was built between 1860 and 1862 to a design by E. W. Pugin. The chancel was added in 1876–77, and was designed by Pugin and Pugin. A planned steeple was not completed. In 1941 the adjacent presbytery was destroyed by bombs, and there was some damage to the east end of the church. The church was restored in 1951 by Reynolds and Sons ...