Church of St Matthew and St James, Mossley Hill
| Church of St Matthew and St James, Mossley Hill | |
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| Coordinates: 53°22′35″N 2°55′14″W / 53.3763°N 2.9206°W | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 388,870 |
| Location | Rose Lane, Mossley Hill, Liverpool |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Mossley Hill Church |
| History | |
| Founder(s) | Matthew James Glenton |
| Dedication | St Matthew, St James |
| Consecrated | 23 June 1875 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 14 March 1975 |
| Architect(s) | Paley and Austin |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1870 |
| Completed | 1880 |
| Construction cost | £28,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Red sandstone, tile roof |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Mossley Hill |
| Deanery | Liverpool South Childwall |
| Archdeaconry | Liverpool |
| Diocese | Liverpool |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Revd Godfrey Butland |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Peter Franklin |
| Organist(s) | Colin Porter |
| Churchwarden(s) | Alison Franklin, Sid Creese |
| Music group(s) | Michael Swinson, Tim Hughes |
| Parish administrator | Kathryn McNee |
The Church of St Matthew and St James stands on the top of a hill in Rose Lane, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Liverpool South Childwall, the archdeaconry of Liverpool and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice is united with those of All Hallows, Allerton, and St Barnabas, Mossley Hill. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. The authors of the Buildings of England series describe it as "one of the best Victorian churches in Liverpool".
The church was built between 1870 and 1875, and designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin in 1870, but not consecrated until 1875. The church and adjoining vicarage cost £28,000 (£2.38 million today) and were paid for by a local merchant Matthew James Glenton, whose Christian names were used for the church's dedications. The east window and baptistry, designed by the same architects, were added in 1880. In 1922 a new chapel, the Ritchie Chapel, was added to the northeast corner of the church.
In the Second World War this church was the first church in Britain to be damaged by enemy bombing, which took place on the night of 28–29 August 1940. All the stained glass windows were destroyed; these included windows designed by William Morris and Henry Holiday. The church was restored in 1950–52 by Alfred Shennan. In 1975 a new church hall designed by Donald Buttress was added to the southwest corner of the church.
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