Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Liverpool

Liverpool Parish Church
Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas
St Nick's or The Sailors' Church
The Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas
Liverpool Parish Church
53°24′25″N 2°59′41″W / 53.4070°N 2.9948°W / 53.4070; -2.9948
LocationChapel Street, Liverpool
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipModern Catholic
Websitewww.livpc.co.uk
History
Consecrated1952 (current church)
Architecture
Architect(s)Edward C. Butler (church)
Thomas Harrison (tower)
Years built1811 (tower)
March 1949 (church)
Completed1815 (tower)
1952 (church)
Administration
ProvinceProvince of York
DioceseLiverpool Diocese
ArchdeaconryLiverpool
DeaneryNorth Liverpool
ParishLiverpool
Clergy
RectorVacant
Assistant priest(s)
Bill Addy
Michelle Montrose
Jenny Brady
Steven Shakespeare
Honorary priest(s)Ray Hutchinson
Yazid Said

The Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas is the Anglican parish church of Liverpool. The site is said to have been a place of worship since at least the 1250s. The church is situated close to the River Mersey near the Pier Head. The Chapel of St Nicholas (Patron Saint of Sailors) was built on the site of St Mary del Quay, which in 1355 was determined to be too small for the growing borough of Liverpool. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is an active parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Liverpool and the deanery of Liverpool North. It is part of the Greater Churches Group. From 1813 to 1868 the church was the tallest building in Liverpool at 174 feet [53 m], but then surpassed by the Welsh Presbyterian Church in Toxteth.