St Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, is on

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History

In 1804, the French Chapel was built on the corner of Dryden Street and Scotland Road.

James Picton Sir James Allanson Picton (2 December 1805 – 15 July 1889) was an English antiquary and architect who played a large part in the public life of Liverpool. He took a particular interest in the establishment of public libraries. James Picton w ...

described it as 'a little quaint-looking brick building, surmounted by a cross, with a modest residence by its side.' It was founded by the Reverend Jean Baptiste Antoine Gerardot, an émigré from the French Revolution of 1789, and Freddy O'Connor makes the interesting point that during the Napoleonic Wars 'French prisoners of war would have attended the church under supervision from the Borough Jail in Great Howard Street. Gerardot died in 1825, but his ministry was so successful that, by the late 1820s, a larger church was needed. The famous Liverpool church of St Anthony's, Scotland Road, was built in 1833 and designed by John Broadbent. He was a pupil of

Thomas Rickman Thomas Rickman (8 June 17764 January 1841) was an English architect and architectural antiquary who was a major figure in the Gothic Revival. He is particularly remembered for his ''Attempt to Discriminate the Styles of English Architecture'' ...

(as for a time was

Arthur Hill Holme Arthur Hill Holme (1814–1857) was a Liverpool architect and brother of builder Samuel Holme, who served as Mayor of Liverpool in 1852–1853. Life and career Holme trained with Thomas Rickman in Birmingham and won the design competition for t ...

) who also designed the tower of St Mary's Walton and the Classical church of St Augustine's on Shaw Street. At St Anthony's, Broadbent built a simple if not severe church with Early English buttresses and lancet windows and a surprisingly large interior. The church has a commanding presence on Scotland Road, and even the dour James Picton acknowledged that 'the building is imposing from its size and proportions'. In April 2008, a fire occurred within St Anthony's. It is thought it had started when a 3 ft candle that was left burning overnight bent over and fell to the floor. The church survived, although it had been described as a huge job to restore. The church only reopened on 13 July with a morning mass by parish priest Fr Graeme Dunne.

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St Anthony's plays host to annual beer festivals. In November 2007, the crypt hosted a beer festival, and again in September 2008Ales from Another Crypt, page 8 Merseyale Summer 2008 Accessed 10 August 2008

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Scottie Press: St Anthony's Church

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