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70 BIRKENHEAD. CHESHIRE. [KELLY'Stake the place of that formerly in the Low Water Basin;it is moored on the river between the Morpeth andWallasey Docks and abreast ot the goods stations of theGreat Western and London and North Western RailwayCompanies, and is 600 feet in length by 70 feet in width,with three bridges.The ecclesiastical buildings of Birkenhead are all ofmodem date, with the exception of an old chapel dedicatedto St. James, now knoyvn as the " Abbey Chapel," whichbelongs probably to the 13th century.St. Mary's church, in Church street, near the ruinsof the Priory and built in 1821, is an edifice of red sandstone,in the Decorated style, consisting of chancel, nave,transepts, north porch and an embattled western towerwith a spire 130 feet in height and containing a clock and6 bells: in the north transept is a mural monumentof marble, with arms and bust, to the Eev. AndrewKnox B.A. 53 years vicar of the parish, d. 1881, and tohis wife Katharine, d. 1868: the church affords 1,000sittings: the churchyard includes the ancient burialground of the Priory; the grave-slab of Thomas Bayneford,one of the priors of Birkenhead, c. 1356, discoveredin 1818, has been placed in the wall near the door ofthe Old Chapter House. The register dates from theyear 1718. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value;^4oo, in the gift of Simeon's trustees, and held since1908 by the Eev. George Douglas Oakley M.A. ofCorpus Christi College, Cambridge, and surrogate.Holy Trinity parish was formed in 1841. The church,in Price street, built 1837, is an edifice of white stone,in a modern imitation of the Norman style, consistingof chancel, nave of six bays, aisles and a tower at thesouth-west end 88 feet in height and containing a clockand 2 bells: the east window is stained: there are 700sittings. The register dates from the year 1837. Theliving is a perpetual curacy, net yearly value j£'295, inthe gift of trustees, and held since 1909 by the Bev.Edward Leachman Bond B.D. of Trinity College, Dublin.St. Matthew's, in Park road east, erected in 1889 as achapel of ease to Holy Trinity, is a structure of brick,consisting of chancel, nave, north and south porches andan eastern turret containing one bell: in 1893 the wholewas renovated, an organ chamber built and an organerected: there are sittings for 500 persons. The Eev.Edgar Eobert Hutchinson M.A. of Cambridge University,has been curate in charge since 1907.St. Anne's parish was formed in 1850: the church, inBeckwith street, built in 1850, at a cost of ;^5,55o, is anedifice of red sandstone, in the Geometric style, fromdesigns by the late Mr. Wm, Cole, architect, of Birkenhead,and consists of chancel, nave, aisles, transepts anda western tower with pinnacles and spire containingone beU: a vestry was built in 1888: in 1890 a handsomereredos was erected as a memorial to Mr, Wm. Hind, andin 1892 the chancel was enlarged and a stained eastwindow presented by Mr, Joseph Heap and family, as amemorial to his father: there are 705 sittings, 285 beingfree. The register of marriages dates from 1862 andof baptisms from 1850, The living is a vicarage, netyearly value ;£"24o, with residence, in the gift of theBishop of Chester, and held since 1876 by the Eev.Andrew Knox M.A., LL.D. of Trinity College, Dublin,D.C.L. of Durham, hon. canon of Chester, and surrogate.The Mission church, in Brassey street, built in 1892,affords 250 sittings.St. James's parish was formed in 1869: the church, inLaird street, built and endowed by Messrs. W. Potter,W. Jackson and M. and P. Laird, is an edifice of stone,in the Early English style, and consists of chancel,clerestoried nave of four bays, aisles, transepts, southporch, vestries and a tower at the north-west angle,with spire, together 130 feet in height and containingone bell: the east window is stained: the church affords720 sittings. The register dates from the year 1865.The living is a vicarage, net yearly value ;^262, withresidence, in the gift of the Bishop and Archdeacon ofChester and the Vicar of St. Mary's, and held since1899 by the Eev. John Eobert Guy.St. John's parish was formed in 1859: the church, inHuskisson street. Grange road, built in 1845, is an edificeof red sandstone, in the Early English style, and consistsof chancel, nave, transepts, aisles, north porch anda tower on the north side, with spire, containing onebell: the font i« of Talacre stone, beautifully carved:in 1892 a new vestry and choir room were added, theeast window filled with stained glass and a reredoserected: the interior of the church was redecorated in1893 at a cost of ;^3oo: the mural paintings are illustrativeof the Life of Our Lord: there are about 1,000sittings. The register dates from the year 1859. Theliving is a vicarage, with that of St. Mark's annexed,joint net yearly value ;^436, with residence, in the giftof the Church Patronage Trust Society, and held since1904 by the Eev. Herbert Leigh Mallory M.A. of Trinity,College, Cambridge, and surrogate.St. Mark's church, Devonshire road, erected in i89i,ata cost of about ;£'io,ooo, and attached to the parish of St.John, is a building of stone in the Early English style^consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch, a chapelon the south side and vestries on the north: the reredos,which includes a representation ot the " Ascension," andthe lectern are of carved oak: there is also a piscina andsedilia: the font, of Mexican onyx and various marbles,together with three stained windows, was given by thechUdren of the congregation: and there are memorialwindows to Muriel Bose WiUiams, d. 1890, and to A.Eidley, who was lost at sea in the same year: the organwas erected in 1892 at a cest of ^^1,400: there are 500sittings, of which about half are free.St. Paul's parish was formed by bishop's instrumentJan. 14, 1864, as a particular district, out of St. Mary'sparish: the church, in Argyle street, erected in 1863, isa plain structure of brick from designs by Mr .Walter Scott,architect, and consists of nave, aisles and a tower at thenorth-west angle, with a wooden bell-cote containing onebell: the carved oak lectern was presented at Easter,1889: there are 1,240 sittings. The register dates fromthe year 1864. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value;^3So, with residence, in the gift of trustees, and heldsince 1905 by the Eev. John Edmunds Woodward M.A.of Trinity College, Dublin.St. Peter's parish was formed out of that of HolyTrinity, 4 April, 1868: the church, in Cathcart street,erected in 1867 at a cost of about j^5,ooo, from plansby Mr. David Walker, architect, of Liverpool, andconsecrated in 1868, is an edifice of brick in the Perpendicularstyle, consisting ot chancel, nave, aisles,morning chapel, and a tower with pinnacles, 130 feethigh, and containing one bell: the chancel arch issupported on four marble columns: in the south aisleare three memorial windows to the Eev. John Hand,,for 5 years curate of the parish, d. 1889, and to twochildren of the present vicar, 1862-4: there is also amarble tablet to David Macdowell, who died at sea in1873: the church was enlarged and important additionsmade in 1883, at a cost of ;£4,3oo, towards which sumWilliam Laird esq. of Birkenhead, contributed ^£2,000,and vestries were added in 1891: the church affords 894sittings. The register dates h'om the year 1868. Theliving is a vicarage, net yearly value ;J^42o, in the giftof the Bishop of Chester, and held since 1900 hy theEev. Charles Dodge, of St. Aidan's, and surrogate.St. Winifred's 'Welsh church, Westboume road, waserected in 1890 at a cost, including site, of ^^2,000: it is abuilding of brick, in the Decorated style, consisting ofnave, south-west aisle and porch and a turret containingone bell, and will seat 250 persons. The register datesfrom the year 1891. The living, previously a chaplaincy,is now an incumbency, yearly value ^^194, in thegift of the Bishop of Chester, and held since 1905 bythe Bev. Jacob Hughes L.Div. of St. David's CoUege,Lampeter.St. Columba's mission church, in Brook street and inSt. Peter's parish, erected in 1891 at a cost of ^^250, isa structure of brick and affords 150 sittings.St. Nathaniel's mission church, in Cleveland street andalso in St. Peter's parish, erected in 1885 at a cost,including site, of ;^6oo, enlarged in 1892, is an ironbuilding with 400 sittings.The Catholic church, in Grange road, erected about1837 and dedicated to St. Werburgh, is a rectangularbuilding of freestone, in the Classic style, and will seatabout 500 persons: there is a burial ground attached.The Catholic church. Price street, dedicated to OurLady of the Immaculate Conception, and erected in1862, at a cost of ;^8,ooo, is a large and handsome edificeof stone, from designs by the late Edward WelbyPugin, architect, and consists of clerestoried nave, aislesand a turret containing one bell: there are sittings for800: adjoining is a presbytery, schools and a teacher'sresidence. buUt from the designs of the same architect.The Catholic church of St. Joseph, in North road.Higher Tranmere, consecrated in 1900, is an edifice ofred brick, erected at a cost of about ;^i 1,000, and hassittings for 600 persons.St. Laurence's Catholic church, in Beckwith street, rebuilton the old site in 1889 at a cost of about ^7,000,is an edifice of stone, in the Gothic style, from designsby Mr. Edward Kirby, architect, consisting of clerestoriednave of five bays and aisles: the church wasdecorated about 1896, from designs of Mr. E. Kirby,and will seat 1,000 persons.St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church of England, inConway street, erected in 1840, is a buUding of stone.