Anglican Church Diocese of Liverpool No. 601
The second St Philip’s Church, Sheil Road
This Anglican church was designed by J Bevan in the Decorated Gothic style, and built between 1885 and 1890 to replace St Philip's Church on Hardman Street. The organ, pulpit, lectern, altar, and much of the stained glass came from the old church.
On the 9th of March 1886 this church was opened for services, although it was not consecrated until the 2nd of December 1890.
This new St Philip's was not an immediate success, and in 1888 it was described in the Liverpool Citizen as ‘the most unsuccessful church in the neighbourhood’. A parishioner wrote in reply: ‘The church has been erected on an open brickfield, unprotected from the road ~ not fenced! in anywhere. Wilful damage has been done by those who use the grounds for football, etc, and inconsiderate persons, in passing, damage the walls and doorways. Four of the windows are now boarded up ...”
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in 1938 a church hall was added to the site, this exists today and is still well used as a community asset.
This church building remained until the early 1970’s when it proved cheaper to build a new church than repair the existing one.
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St Philips Band of Hope 1900
St Philips Band of Hope 1910
St Philips – Band of hope competition 1916
Inside the 2nd St Philips, Wedding 1960
One luminary at St Philips (from http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/deathsandinquests1939.html)
Sportsman and poor law expert
Sudden death of Mr T. C. HOWARTH
The death of Mr Thomas Croft HOWARTH one of Merseyside's most able exponents of poor law took place suddenly on Wednesday after a seizure in a railway carriage while on the way home from a meeting of the Liverpool Public Assistance Committee of which he was a member.
Mr HOWARTH, aged 78 was about to leave the train near his home, 18 Ripon Rd, Wallasey, when the seizure occurred, railway officials called an ambulance and he was taken to Liscard Central Hospital and found to be dead. Mr HOWARTH retired from his position as registrar for births and deaths in Walton, 9 yrs
ago, earlier he was a member of the treasurers staff of West Derby Board of Guardians and Superintendent Relieving officer.
He was a lay preacher for the Diocese of Liverpool, especially attached to St Philips Ch, Sheil Rd where he was a member of the church council.
He also played an important part in Liverpool football, 50yrs ago he was director of the original Everton Club, and was one of those with the late John
HOULDING who formed the Liverpool football club. He leaves a widow.