Church of St. Margaret of Antioch, Liverpool

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The Church of St Margaret of Antioch is in Prince's Road, Toxteth, Liverpool, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Liverpool, and the deanery of Toxteth and Wavertree. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

History: The church was built in 1868–69 and designed by G. E. Street. The architectural style of the church is Decorated. It was paid for by Robert Horsfall, a local stockbroker and Anglo-Catholic. In 1924–26 the Jesus Chapel, designed by Hubert B. Adderley, was added to the north of the church. The architectural style of the church is Decorated. The church became "the centre of Anglo-Catholicism in 19th-century Liverpool". In 1887, the vicar, James Bell Cox, was imprisoned under the Public Worship Regulation Act 1874.

Exterior: St Margaret's is constructed in common brick, with dressings in red brick and stone, and has a slate roof. Its plan consists of a nave and chancel forming a single vessel, the nave being flanked by aisles. There is no clerestory. On the roof, at the division of the nave and chancel, is a timber bellcote...