Church Of St Mary

SJ 3594 WALTON VILLAGE L4

14/1 Church of 28.6.52 St. Mary

G.V. II

Church. Originally the parish church of Liverpool. West tower of 1828-32 by John Broadbent. The north side of 1840, with no aisle. The large south aisle/chapel is of 1911, and the rest is mostly post-war restoration. Tower has angle buttresses ending in pinnacles, 3-light W window with ogival hood mould and fleuron, 1st stage has 3-light windows with blind arcading above which is 4-face clock. Perpendicular tracery throughout. Bell stage has 3-light louvred bell openings with ogival hoods. Embattled parapet with pierced tracery. Nave has N and S porches at W end. S aisle has W entrance and continues E as chapel, 5 bays in all. Chancel of 4 bays has 5-light E window. Low vestry and store rooms at E end. Interior, re-constructed after war damage, contains Romanesque font, heavily restored, under tower, and Saxon cross at E end in vestry.

Listing NGR: SJ3589194827