Church of St Matthew and St James, Liverpool

The Church of St Matthew and St James, Liverpool, stands on the top of a hill in Rose Lane, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is a Grade II* listed building and an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Liverpool South Childwall, the archdeaconry of Liverpool and the diocese of Liverpool. It is described in the Buildings of England series 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. The church and adjoining vicarage cost £28,000 (£1.96 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,...