Church of Saint Andrew, Liverpool

Church of Saint Andrew, Liverpool
Church of Saint Andrew, Liverpool, from the southwest in April 2010
Church of Saint Andrew, Liverpool Location in Merseyside
Coordinates: 53°24′11″N 2°58′22″W / 53.4030°N 2.9727°W / 53.4030; -2.9727
OS grid reference	SJ 354 900
Location	Rodney Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Country	England
Denomination	Church of Scotland
History
Dedication	Saint Andrew
Architecture
Functional status	Redundant
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	28 June 1952
Architect(s)	Daniel Stewart, John Foster
Architectural type	Church
Style	Greek Revival
Groundbreaking	17 June 1823
Completed	1824
Closed	1975

The Church of Saint Andrew is a former Presbyterian church building in Rodney Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It was part of the Church of Scotland. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and before redevelopment was on its Heritage at Risk Register.

The body of the church was designed by Daniel Stewart, the surveyor of the Scottish Presbyterian Church committee of management, and the façade by John Foster the senior surveyor of the Corporation of Liverpool. The foundation stone was laid on 17 June 1823, and the church opened the following year on 3 December.

The church closed in 1975, with the Church of Scotland congregation meeting in the Radcliffe Room at Liverpool Cathedral. The congregation disbanded following a special service on 27 November 2016, where the Rt Rev Dr Russell Barr, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland preached.

The building was seriously damaged by fire in 1983. Since that time, one of the towers has had to be demolished because it was unsafe. The church and its surrounding graveyard were purchased privately in 1988, with plans to restore the building and open it as offices and medical consulting rooms.

In 2008, after spending £100,000 on legal fees to acquire the site and a further £150,000 since on emergency repairs, Liverpool City Council acquired the site. After facing an uncertain future, it was placed on the Buildings At Risk Register, with its condition stated to be "very poor".

In December 2011 it was announced that the church would be restored and developed into accommodation for 100 students, with redevelopment work to include the rebuilding of one of the church's turrets and a remodelling of the exterior.