St Mary's Church, West Derby, Liverpool

Infobox Historic building
name = Church of St Mary the Virgin

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caption = St Mary's Chruch
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location_town = Liverpool
location_country = England
architect = George Gilbert Scott
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construction_start_date = 1853
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cost = £12,000
structural_system = Red sandstone
style = Gothic
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St Mary's Church, is situated in West Derby, Liverpool, England. It was built in 1853, and designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott. It is a Grade II* Listed building built of red sandstone with Yorkshire stone pillars and is situated in the heart of West Derby Village at the entrance to Croxteth Park. It is regarded as a fine example of Scott's work and has windows by Clayton and Bell, together with some fine woodwork in the chancel and sanctuary. The style is 14th century Gothic, but because of the great expense of providing secure foundations for the tower, the original more elaborate design had to be significantly modified.

The whole cost was raised by voluntary subscriptions. The building cost £8,000. The tower, marked by three turrets of matching size and a larger one which includes the staircase cost another £4,000 and was built at the expense of Mr Pemberton Heywood. It is convert|30|ft|m square and over convert|160|ft|m high. The nave is convert|72|ft|m by convert|50|ft|m and the chancel convert|41|ft|m by convert|25|ft|m.

The Associate Priest is the Rev. Jenny Bowen. She joined the church in 1986.

It is home to one of the few remaining parish choirs of boys and men in the Diocese of Liverpool.

External links

* [http://www.stmarywestderby.org/ Church Website]
* [http://www.stmaryschoir.co.uk St Mary's Choir]