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The remains of the Catholic Apostolic Church in Birkenhead.
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The remains of the Catholic Apostolic Church in Birkenhead.
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The remains of the Catholic Apostolic Church in Birkenhead.
Photo © Sue Adair. Creative Commons Licence CC BY-SA 2.0.

Posted 27 November 2024.

In October 1908, The Builder reported a single light window having been installed in the Catholic Apostolic Church in Birkenhead, but fails to mention the location. It contained the figure of St Paul with a scroll above which read, "I have fought the good fight".¹

The church was built by architect David Walker, c 1865 and became the Catholic Apostolic Church in 1875.² In 1951 it became the Church of Christ, but by the late 20^th or early 21^st century seems to have fallen out of use. On 27 June 2009 a fire broke out which completely gutted the building. In January 2023 the Liverpool Echo reported that the remains fo the church could be demolished to make way for flats.³ However, Google Streetview recorded the church ruins still standing in July 2024.

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1. The Builder, 31 Oct 1908, p470.
2. Full description of the church at the Archaeology Data Service.
3. Liverpool Echo, 16 Jan 2023.