CHURCH FACTS

 

The Church Is located at SJ3651190401 (Lat/Lon 53.406589,-2.956484).

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The Church as a positioned on the second highest point in Liverpool, at 230ft (the tallest is 250ft at Everton)

The Church is a Grade II listed Building. Listing number 1279600 of 14th March 1975: SJ 3690 IRVINE STREET L7 28/666 Church of Saint Mary 14.3.75 G.V. II

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One important gravestone, in the church yard, is that to Thomas Williams (d. 1887) who had survived the Battle of Balaclava (the Charge of the Light Brigade) in 1854. Thomas Williams lived locally in Clint Road for a while.

 

Sir Joshua Walmsley - former Lord Mayor of Liverpool - has a large polished granite gravestone in the church yard. (an interesting contrast between the modest yet exceedingly brave soldier and a local administrator.)

 

The Church is near the extensive Williamson Tunnels. Joseph Williamson - the Mole of Edge Hill and creator of the Williamson Tunnels lived in Mason Street (named after the Church Founder) opposite the church and one of the entrances to his network of tunnels is directly opposite the main door of the church.

 

It has long been thought that a tunnel extended to the church, but despite extensive examination, no such linking tunnel has been found – yet.