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St Saviours Church, Oxton
St Saviours Church, Oxton
St Saviour’s Church, located in Bidston Road, Oxton, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Birkenhead, archdeaconry of Chester, and diocese of Chester. It is a Grade II listed building.
Key Facts
- Location: Bidston Road, Oxton, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England
- Denomination: Anglican
- Grade: II
- Architects: C. W. Harvey, Pennington and Bridgen
- Foundation Stone: 26 March 1889
- Dedicated: 26 May 1892
- Rebuild: 1941
- Materials: Red sandstone, Welsh slate
- Features: Cruciform plan, large west window, lancet windows, decorated tower, pinnacles, embattled parapet
Overview
St Saviour’s Church, located in Bidston Road, Oxton, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Birkenhead, archdeaconry of Chester, and diocese of Chester. It is a Grade II listed building.
Built between 1889 and 1892 to replace a smaller 1846 church, the architects were C. W. Harvey with Pennington and Bridgen. The foundation stone was laid on 26 March 1889, and the church was dedicated on 26 May 1892. In 1941, bomb damage led to a rebuild by Leonard Barnish.
Constructed in red sandstone with a Welsh slate roof, the church features a cruciform plan, a large west window, lancet windows along the aisles, and a decorated tower with pinnacles and an embattled parapet.
The church has rich Arts and Crafts fittings, including a gilded oak reredos by G. F. Bodley, carved chancel screen and stalls by Edward Rae, and a war memorial by Giles Gilbert Scott. The stained glass includes works by L. C. Evetts, C. E. Kempe, and Edward Burne-Jones. The original organ by Robert Hope-Jones was replaced in 1985 by Rushworth and Dreaper. The church also houses a ring of ten bells, cast by John Taylor & Co.
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