Where is St Austin's Church, Grassendale?

St Austin's Church, Grassendale is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L19 0AB), in the parish of Liverpool, unparished area.

How do I get to St Austin's Church, Grassendale?

The nearest railway station is Cressington, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode L19 0AB.

Is St Austin's Church, Grassendale a listed building?

St Austin's Church, Grassendale is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.

Is St Austin's Church, Grassendale a protected site?

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

Is St Austin's Church, Grassendale free to visit?

Yes, St Austin's Church, Grassendale is free to enter.

How do I get to St Austin's Church, Grassendale?

The nearest railway station is Cressington, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode L19 0AB.

Historic churches · North West England

St Austin's Church, Grassendale

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St Austin's Church, Grassendale — church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station: Cressington · 0.3 km

Free entry

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit St Austin's Church in Grassendale, the nearest railway station is Cressington, located just 0.3 km away. Entry to the church is free. The postcode for sat-nav is L19 0AB.

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St Austin's Church, Grassendale is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1838. Built in the Gothic Revival style. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.3613°, -2.9122°.

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Heritage listing

St Austin's Church is in Aigburth Road, Grassendale, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is a redundant Roman Catholic church in the parish of St Wilfrid's and the Archdiocese of Liverpool. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It was closed in 2015.

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 in 1838, and its interior was reordered in 2000. From its foundation it was run by Benedictine monks from Ampleforth Abbey until 2012, when it was amalgamated with three other local churches to form a new parish.

Architecture

St Austin's is built in brick with stone dressings, a gabled stone west façade, and a slate roof. The west façade has a protruding gabled porch with diagonal buttresses and two lancet windows, above which is a niche containing a statue. Flanking the porch are lancet windows, and above it is a rose window with iron tracery. At the top of the gable is a louvred lancet. Rising from the corners of the façade are octagonal turrets. The sides of the church have five bays, each containing a lancet window between buttresses. Inside the church is a west gallery carried on iron columns. A shallow recess forms the chancel, which contains a reredos, above which is a large painting of the Crucifixion.…

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Coordinates: 53.3613, -2.9122
District: Liverpool
Parish: Liverpool, unparished area
Postcode: L19 0AB
Parliamentary constituency: Liverpool Garston
Established: 1838
Nearest railway station: Cressington — 0.3 km
Official site: www.staustinsgrassendale.org.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q15979315 (CC0)
wikipedia: St Austin's Church, Grassendale (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: St Austin's Church, Grassendale.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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