Linacre Methodist Mission

Linacre Methodist Mission is a chapel built in 1904, located on Linacre Road in Litherland. The building is constructed of red brick and yellow terracotta, topped with a slate roof. It stands two storeys high, with the first bay featuring a canted shape under a hipped roof, while the other five bays create a symmetrical design. The chapel has a weathered base, sill courses, and a cornice over the ground floor. The gable features a three-bay design with a flanking cornice and a panelled parapet.

Brick and terracotta pilaster strips frame the gabled centre, which is highlighted by central octagonal terracotta turrets that culminate in panelling and open-sided cupolas. The top pediment is adorned with a frieze inscribed "LINACRE MISSION HALL," featuring relief foliage and a dated cartouche. The ground floor has paired segmental-headed windows with central colonnettes, while the first bay includes windows with a transom. The first-floor windows display relief panelled aprons, with a central round-headed tripartite window that has angle pilasters and a keyed archivolt, flanked by tall round-headed windows and end round-headed windows containing two round-headed lights and a roundel. The first bay has segmental-headed windows fitted with 20th-century plate glass, while the other windows feature art nouveau stained glass.

The entrances are paired and have panelled pilasters, archivolts, and relief spandrels, with 20th-century hoods added. The left return of the building is plain, while the right return consists of six bays with an elliptical-headed window and gables. The end four bays lead to the children's chapel, which has a two-bay pediment dated 1908. Inside, the entrance hall features a tiled dado, and the main hall is characterized by five-bay arcades with round arches and rich relief decoration above. The segmental-vaulted ceiling is similarly decorated with plasterwork. The tiled walls are now covered with timber. An elliptical-arched recess contains a round-headed panel with mosaic text. The mission was established in the late 19th century, and this chapel replaces an earlier one that was likely located on the site of the children's chapel.