Where is St Ambrose's Church, Speke?

St Ambrose's Church, Speke is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L24 7RP), in the parish of Liverpool, unparished area.

How do I get to St Ambrose's Church, Speke?

The nearest railway station is Halewood, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode L24 7RP.

Is St Ambrose's Church, Speke a listed building?

St Ambrose's Church, Speke is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.

Is St Ambrose's Church, Speke a protected site?

Yes — St Ambrose's Church, Speke is part of the Mersey Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Mersey Estuary Ramsar wetland.

Is St Ambrose's Church, Speke free to visit?

Yes, St Ambrose's Church, Speke is free to enter.

How do I get to St Ambrose's Church, Speke?

The nearest railway station is Halewood, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode L24 7RP.

Historic churches · North West England

St Ambrose's Church, Speke

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St Ambrose's Church, Speke — church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station: Halewood · 2.7 km

Free entry

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit St Ambrose's Church in Speke, you can take the train to Halewood station, which is 2.7 km away. The postcode for navigation is L24 7RP, and entry to the church is free.

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St Ambrose's Church, Speke is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1961. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.3402°, -2.8269°.

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Heritage listing

St Ambrose's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Heathgate Avenue, Speke, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is an active parish church in the Archdiocese of Liverpool and the Pastoral Area of Woolton and Halewood. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: Mersey Estuary SSSI
Ramsar wetland: Mersey Estuary

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The church was built between 1959 and 1961. It was designed by Alfred Bullen of Weightman and Bullen, with assistance from Jerzy Faczyński. It was built to serve the housing estate of Speke, which had been started in the 1930s, and which was expanded in the 1950s.

Architecture

Inside the church are tunnel vaults on three sides with a segmental arcade carried on square columns; this forms an ambulatory. The roof is flat and trabeated, with pyramidal acoustic panels. The floor is in terrazzo, with the sanctuary area raised and in marble. A stone altar slab stands on three steps, and is flanked by a font and a pulpit. There are pews on three sides of the sanctuary. The organ is in a raised position above the entrance. Around the church are Stations of the Cross by Adam Kossowski. The stained glass is by Gounil and Philip Brown. Wall paintings behind the altar date from the 1990s.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 53.3402, -2.8269
District: Liverpool
Parish: Liverpool, unparished area
Postcode: L24 7RP
Parliamentary constituency: Liverpool Garston
Established: 1961
Nearest railway station: Halewood — 2.7 km

Sources

wikidata: Q15979296 (CC0)
wikipedia: St Ambrose's Church, Speke (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: St Ambrose church, Speke 1.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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