Church of St Vincent de Paul, Liverpool
The Church of St Vincent de Paul is a Roman Catholic parish church in Park Lane, Liverpool, England. It is an active parish church in the Archdiocese of Liverpool and the Pastoral Area of Liverpool South.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[2]
History
The church was designed by E. W. Pugin and built between 1856 and 1857. In 1927 a marble front was added to the high altar.[3]
Architecture
Exterior
Constructed in stone, in the style of the 13th century, the church has slate roofs. Its plan consists of a six-bay nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, and a two-bay chancel with north and south chapels.[2] On the west gable is a delicate open timber bellcote, which is described in the Pevsner Architectural Guide as the "most striking" external feature of the church.[3] The west front has a pair of arched doorways under a larger arch containing a roundel. Above this is an eight-light window. The west front is flanked by large buttresses rising higher than the eaves. Along the sides of the clerestory are four-light windows. On the sides of the chancel are dormers, and the east window has nine lights.[2]
Interior
Inside the church the five-bay arcades are carried on octagonal piers with capitals deeply carved with foliage.[3] There are also arcades between the chancel and the chapels. The south aisle contains confessionals. There are marble altars in the chancel and the chapels, each with a reredos.[2] The reredos in the chancel was designed by Pugin in 1867; it is in richly carved alabaster, and contains statues in niches.[3] In each chapel are three statues in canopied niches. Stretching across the whole church is a continuous marble altar rail.[2] The east window contains stained glass dating from 1925.[3]
External features
To the north of the church is the presbytery, built at about the same time as the church. It is constructed in brick and stone, and has a slate roof. It is in Gothic Revival style, with two storeys, gabled attics and tall chimneys. It is in four bays, and has an oriel window. The other windows are mullioned. The presbytery is listed at Grade II.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Liverpool South, Archdiocese of Liverpool, archived from the original on 5 May 2013, retrieved 24 April 2013
- ^ a b c d e Historic England, "Roman Catholic Church of Saint Vincent de Paul, Liverpool (1361682)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 April 2013
- ^ a b c d e Sharples, Joseph; Pollard, Richard (2004), Liverpool, Pevsner Architectural Guides, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 208, ISBN 0-300-10258-5
- ^ Historic England, "Saint Vincent de Paul Presbytery, Liverpool (1209907)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 April 2013
- v
- t
- e
- Archbishops and bishops of Liverpool
- I: George Brown
- II: Alexander Goss
- III: Bernard O'Reilly
- IV: Thomas Whiteside
- V: Frederick Keating
- VI: Richard Downey
- VII: William Godfrey
- VIII: John Heenan
- IX: George Beck
- X: Derek Worlock
- XI: Patrick Kelly (Bishop Emeritus)
- XII: Malcolm McMahon
![Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Liverpool.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Archdiocese_of_Liverpool.svg/100px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Archdiocese_of_Liverpool.svg.png)
- Churches
- Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral - Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King
- Church of St Oswald and St Edmund Arrowsmith, Ashton-in-Makerfield
- St Mary's Church, Billinge
- St Joseph's Church, Birkdale
- Church of St Teresa of Avila, Birkdale
- Church of St Monica, Bootle
- St Michael's Church, Ditton
- St Mary of the Isle Church, Douglas
- St Anne's Church, Edge Hill
- Sacred Heart Church, Hindsford
- Church of the Holy Family, Ince Blundell
- St John the Evangelist's Church, Kirkdale
- St Joseph's Church, Leigh
- St Mary's Church, Little Crosby
- Our Lady of the Annunciation Church, Liverpool
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Liverpool
- Church of Our Lady of Reconciliation, Liverpool
- Sacred Heart Church, Liverpool
- St Aloysius Church, Liverpool
- St Anthony's Church, Scotland Road
- St Anthony of Padua Church, Liverpool
- St Clare's Church, Liverpool
- St Francis Xavier Church, Liverpool
- St Mary's Church, Woolton
- St Oswald's Church, Liverpool
- St Patrick's Church, Liverpool
- St Philip Neri Church, Liverpool
- Church of St Vincent de Paul, Liverpool
- St Oswald's Church, Padgate
- Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Portico
- Our Lady Immaculate and St Joseph Church, Prescot
- St Bartholomew's Church, Rainhill
- Our Lady, Star of the Sea & St Maughold Church, Ramsey
- Our Lady Star of the Sea, Seaforth
- Church of St Mary, Lowe House
- Holy Cross Church, St Helens
- St Ambrose's Church, Speke
- St Alban's Church, Warrington
- St Benedict's Church, Warrington
- St Mary's Church, Warrington
- St Bede's Church, Widnes
- St John's Church, Wigan
- St Jude's Church, Wigan
- St Mary's Church, Wigan
- Patronal Feasts of the Diocese
- Saint Joseph (19 March)
- Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (8 December)
- Schools
- St Mary's College, Crosby
- The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
- The Academy of St Nicholas
- All Hallows Catholic High School
- All Saints Catholic High School, Kirkby
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College
- Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
- Broughton Hall High School
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
- Carmel College (St Helens)
- Christ the King Catholic High School, Southport
- De La Salle School, St Helens
- Holy Cross Catholic High School, Chorley
- Holy Family Catholic High School, Thornton
- Hope Academy
- Maricourt Catholic School
- Notre Dame Catholic College, Liverpool
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
- Sacred Heart Catholic College
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
- St Bede's Catholic High School, Ormskirk
- St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
- St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy, Whiston
- St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
- St Edward's College
- St Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool
- St John Bosco Arts College
- St John Fisher Catholic High School, Wigan
- St Julie's Catholic High School
- St Mary's Catholic High School, Astley
- St Mary's Catholic High School, Leyland
- St Peter's Catholic High School
- Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
- The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Catholicism portal
Liverpool portal