St Patrick's RC church Liverpool; History, Record & Information

St Patrick's RC Church; History, Records and Information


St Patrick's Roman Catholic Chapel
Park Place
Toxteth
Liverpool
L8 5RA

This large Neoclassical chapel stands officially on Park Place/ and was
built between 1821 and 1827 to designs by John Slater. It is a 'rather
severe brick building', according to Buildings of Liverpool. James Picton
ridiculed the chapel for the two 'absurd' stone porticoes of Doric
columns, but nobody listened for they are there still. The statue of
St Patrick on the front originally came from the St Patrick Insurance
Company in Dublin, and was presented to the church when the
company was wound up. For all its severity and absurdity, St
Patrick's has become a famous and much loved Park Road landmark.
There were two small chapels between St Patrick's and Warwick
Street. Park Place Chapel was built on Park Road in 1833 by a strong
and active congregation of New Connexion Methodists who later
founded a chapel on Stanley Road. The small Hyslop Street Chapel
behind Park Place was built by the Wesleyan Methodists in the mid-
nineteenth century. It was later extended and used by a number of
Presbyterian congregations, either as a chapel, or as a mission hall.
The site of both chapels is now occupied by new housing.

The above description comes from 
'The Churches of Liverpool' 
by David Lewis
Published by The Bluecoat Press
ISBN 1 872568 76 9

© 2001 David Lewis 

(This book also has many fine photographs of Liverpool churches)

Reproduced with the permission of:
Colin Wilkinson of
The Bluecoat Press 
Bluecoat Chambers 
School Lane
Liverpool
L1 3BX

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Extracts from Archdiocese of Liverpool Directories:

Baptism Registers started in 1827

Marriage Registers started in 1827

Built:	1820/1:1827

Architect:	J. Slater

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Early registers have been deposited at the Liverpool Record Office

Record Office ref.:	282 PAT 	
	
Registers:		Bap.		1827 - 1906 *
			Mat.		1827 - 1913 *
			Def.		1827 - 1841
			Conf.		1849 - 1854 
			Others		1820 - 1906

Printed index to baptisms: 		1850 - 1906

Microfilm:		Registers 	1906 - 1941

Churchyard Inscriptions:		Gibson, Vol.9 pp 463 -497

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Information online:	Marriages at St Patrick's, 1827 - 1913

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* ORIGINAL REGISTERS NOT AVAILABLE IF MICROFILM COPY ARE HELD BY
  THE RECORD OFFICE. MANY REGISTERS WERE MICROFILMED IN THE 1940'S
  AS A PRECAUTION AGAINST LOSS DUE TO ENEMY BOMBING. THE QUALITY
  OF SOME OF THESE COPIES IS NOT GREAT.

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