Christ Church, Liverpool

Name: Christ Church
Address: Bessborough Rd, Liverpool, CH43 5RW, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 151 652 3990

#190 among attractions in Liverpool

Church, Gothic Revival architecture

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Christ Church is in Christchurch Road, Oxton, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Birkenhead, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It stands on a sloping site. ()

Completed: 1849 (175 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 53°22'59"N, 3°2'25"W

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Bessborough RdLiverpool CH43 5RW United Kingdom

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+44 151 652 3990

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Day trips

Christ Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Prenton Park, Birkenhead Park, Wirral Tramway, Birkenhead Priory.

0.7 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Prenton Park, Liverpool
19 min walk • Prenton Park, an iconic sport venue nestled in the heart of Birkenhead, Liverpool, is the home ground of Tranmere Rovers Football Club. With a rich history that dates back to 1912, this stadium has borne witness to over a century of football evolution, becoming a...
0.8 miN
Park
Birkenhead Park, Liverpool
20 min walk • Birkenhead Park in the city of Liverpool stands as a pioneering example of public park design, widely considered to be the first publicly funded park in the world. Opened in 1847, this verdant oasis was designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, who later gained fame for his work...
1.5 miNE
Museum, Light rail
Wirral Tramway, Liverpool
39 min walk • Wirral Tramway is a heritage tramway opened in 1995 by the Wirral Borough Council and Hamilton Quarter partnership and was operated by Blackpool Transport Services until 2005 when the council took over the licence to run the tramway.
1.3 miE
Monastery, Sacred and religious sites, Historical place
Birkenhead Priory, Liverpool
32 min walk • Birkenhead Priory is in Priory Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. It is the oldest standing building on Merseyside. The remains of the priory are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and it is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
~660 ftN
Museum, Art museum
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, Liverpool
4 min walk • The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum is situated in Claughton, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England and houses the Wirral's art collection. Opened on 1 December 1928, the single-storey building is Neo-Georgian in style, and was deliberately designed to blend in with the local surroundings.
1.2 miNE
Memorial
Cenotaph, Liverpool
32 min walk • Birkenhead War Memorial, or Birkenhead Cenotaph, stands in Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, opposite the Town Hall. It consists of a cenotaph in Portland stone with carved figures and panels in Westmorland stone. The memorial was designed by Lionel Budden, and the sculptor was H. Tyson Smith.
1.2 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Wirral Transport Museum, Liverpool
32 min walk • Wirral Transport Museum is a museum situated approximately 0.5 miles from the Mersey Ferry service at Woodside, Birkenhead, England. A vintage tram service links the museum and the ferry at certain times.
1.4 miNE
Bridge
Egerton Dock, Liverpool
35 min walk • Egerton Dock is a dock at Birkenhead, in England. The dock is situated between East Float and Morpeth Dock, within Birkenhead's dock system.
1.6 miNW
Tomb
Flaybrick Memorial Gardens, Greasby
40 min walk • Flaybrick Memorial Gardens is a memorial garden, formerly a municipal cemetery called Flaybrick Hill Cemetery, situated in Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, England.
1.2 miNE
Historical place, Square
Hamilton Square, Liverpool
31 min walk • Hamilton Square is a town square in Birkenhead, Wirral, England. This Georgian square, which was designed by Edinburgh architect James Gillespie Graham, has the most Grade I listed buildings outside London.
0.8 miNE
Town, Area
Birkenhead, Liverpool
20 min walk • Birkenhead is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, until 1974, in Cheshire. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Christ Church?

Nearby attractions include Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, Liverpool (4 min walk), Wirral Christian Centre, Liverpool (6 min walk), Oxton, Liverpool (10 min walk), Birkenhead Central Library, Liverpool (11 min walk).

How to get to Christ Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to Christ Church:

Train

Birkenhead Central (23 min walk)
Green Lane (26 min walk)

Tram

Stop • Lines: Wirral Tramway (32 min walk)
Shore Road • Lines: Wirral Tramway (37 min walk)