William Faulkes was a composer and organist at St Margaret’s Church Anfield for over 40 years prior to his death in 1933. William was born in Liverpool in 1863 and was taught music by his sister. He became a chorister at St Margaret’s Church aged ten and continued his studies in theory and practical organ […]
TRAGIC DEATH OF YOUNG MINISTER
Two hundred and four years ago the power of the River Mersey was demonstrated when an inspiring young churchman, who had only been in the town for six months, tragically drowned whilst bathing. Born in 1791 in Hertfordshire, Thomas Spencer was working as glover’s apprentice in London when he became interested in the dissenting ministries […]
THE WELSH CATHEDRAL
Standing in a sadly derelict state on Princes Road in Toxteth is the Welsh Presbyterian Church, which once laid claim to the title of Liverpool’s tallest building. Plans for the new church for Toxteth’s growing Welsh community were unveiled in January 1865, when a public meeting was attended by over 1,000 people at their Bedford […]
VICTORIA’S FORGOTTEN CHURCH
Queen Victoria’s monument in Derby Square has a plaque commemorating the fact that Liverpool’s castle that once stood on the site. However that was demolished nearly 200 years before the monument was unveiled, with a church being there in the intervening period. Even when that closed, there were other plans for the site before it […]
GREEK ANONYMITY
A Grade I listed building that is described by English Heritage as ‘one of the purest monuments of Greek revival in England’ hardly gets a mention when the great buildings of Liverpool are talked about due to its more illustrious neighbour. Situated just to the north of Liverpool Cathedral is The Oratory, a chapel that […]
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