St. Nicholas' Church, Whiston

About St. Nicholas' Church, Whiston

St Nicholas' Church is in Windy Arbour Road, Whiston, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool. The church was built in 1864–68 and designed by G. E. Street in Early English style. Its tower was never completed because of a fear of subsidence. The stained glass in the church includes windows designed by William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. HistoryThe church was built between 1864 and 1868, it was designed by G. E. Street, and consecrated on 30 July 1868. Plans had been made by G. F. Bodley to add a crenellated parapet to the tower but, because of concern that the extra weight could result in subsidence due to local coal mining, it was never carried out.

St. Nicholas' Church, Whiston Description

St Nicholas' Church is in Windy Arbour Road, Whiston, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool. The church was built in 1864–68 and designed by G. E. Street in Early English style. Its tower was never completed because of a fear of subsidence. The stained glass in the church includes windows designed by William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. HistoryThe church was built between 1864 and 1868, it was designed by G. E. Street, and consecrated on 30 July 1868. Plans had been made by G. F. Bodley to add a crenellated parapet to the tower but, because of concern that the extra weight could result in subsidence due to local coal mining, it was never carried out.

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St. Nicholas' Church, Whiston is located at Liverpool
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