The Diocese of Liverpool was founded on 29 September 1850, and elevated to the status of an archdiocese on 28 October 1911. It consists of the county of Lancashire (south of the Ribble), parts of Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, and the Isle of Man. It is the Metropolitan diocese in the Province of Liverpool. The cathedral is in Liverpool, and is dedicated to Christ the King. 208 churches were visited for Taking Stock (2007).
A small brick church of 1980, rectangular on plan and top-lit, replacing a church of 1875. A site of over seven... Read More
Pevsner calls this ‘the noblest Catholic church in South Lancashire’. It is a handsome Neoclassical building, with... Read More
F. X. Velarde is a significant twentieth-century church architect and St Aloysius is an assured design in his... Read More
An important building by Pugin & Pugin for the Marquis of Casteja of Scarisbrick Hall. It is a fine,... Read More
Although its design is rather old-fashioned for its date, this is a handsome and richly appointed building by one of... Read More
A functional design of the 1970s.The Sefton Estate adjoins the hamlet of Netherton, and both saw major residential... Read More
One of the most important Catholic churches in England and amongst the most original and influential buildings of its... Read More
A prefabricated modern building of no architectural or historic interest.The combined hall and chapel of St... Read More
Post-Vatican II church at the heart of one of the residential estates in Skelmersdale new town.The church was built... Read More
At the time of writing (2008), the newest church in the Archdiocese of Liverpool, built in 1993. Square on plan,... Read More
A simple brick Gothic chapel with many typical features of E. W. Pugin’s smaller churches: western bellcote and rose... Read More
A red brick Gothic Revival building of some architectural quality by the prolific firm of Sinnott, Sinnott &... Read More
