St Mary's Church is in West Derby, a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of West Derby, the archdeaconry of Liverpool, and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice is united with that of St James, West Derby. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
History
St Mary's replaced a chapel of ease to St Mary's, Walton, When it was demolished, evidence was found of Saxon material on the site. The land for the present church, which is located near the entrance to the main drive to Croxteth Hall, was given by the Earl of Sefton, who also donated £500 to the cost of the church. The Earl commissioned George Gilbert Scott to design it. The foundation stone was laid on 13 April 1853, This was replaced in 1891 by another three-manual organ by the same manufacturers. This was rebuilt in 1973 by Rushworth and Dreaper, and further additions were made to it in 1988 and in 2000 by David Wells. A further full rebuilding and modernisation of the organ was completed in 2012 by Principal Pipe Organs before returning to the care of David Wells in 2017.
Organists/Directors of Music
- William Ridley FCO 1853-1878
- William Thomas Best 1878-1885
- John Thomas Hughes 1885-1909
- Edward Watson 1869-1931
- Clifford Marshall FRCO 1919-1922
- Thomas Heath 1922-1930
- Reginald John Brown 1930-1965
- Alan Martin 1965-1969
- Peter Miller ARCO 1969-2019
- Kevin Mulcahy 2019- (assistant organist since 1982)
Service times
- Said Eucharist 8.00am every Sunday
- All age service 9.00am every Sunday
- Choral Eucharist 10.00am every Sunday
- Choral Evensong 6.00pm first Sunday in the month
- Said Eucharist 10.00am every Wednesday
- Other services as announced
See also
- List of new churches by George Gilbert Scott in Northern England
- Grade II* listed buildings in Liverpool – Suburbs