Church Of Christ The King

The Church of Christ the King is a parish church located on Beckwith Street in Birkenhead, built between 1846 and 1850 by architect William Cole. The chancel was extended in 1892-1893 by Charles Aldridge. It is constructed of red sandstone ashlar and features a Welsh slate roof, showcasing a Decorated style with heavy detailing. The church includes a west tower and spire, a nave with transepts, and a chancel. The west door has an ogival hood mould above it, with a Decorated window situated above. There are three tiers of blind arcading above the door, leading to tall paired bell chamber lights adorned with ogee foliated hood moulds. The parapet is decorated with fretted tracery, and the spire is supported by flying buttresses and is crocketted. The nave and transepts are divided by gabletted buttresses topped with pinnacles, with each bay featuring three-light Decorated windows and embattled parapets. There are transept doorways on the north and south sides, each with windows above in a continuous hollow chamfered archway, and statues in canopied niches flank these doorways. The chancel is flanked by vestries. The interior of the church has been gutted and renewed.