Pictures of St Silas Church, Pembroke Place, Liverpool

Post by **Jazz17** » 16 May 2011 23:48

Hello,

Does anyone have any pictures of St Silas Church, Pembroke Place please. I am happy to pay for any copies etc.

A number of my ancestors were baptised there but in all the books I have looked in I cannot find a picture.
Many Thanks Penny

Post by **Blue70** » 17 May 2011 00:49

I can't find a photo of the church itself but there is a photo of the site amongst the following photos:-

http://liverpoolremembrance.weebly.com/ ... tos-1.html

Here is information about the school including a photo of some school children:-

http://liverpool-schools.co.uk/html/st_jo_-_st_w.html

Blue

Post by **daggers** » 17 May 2011 09:09

Penny
'The Churches of Liverpool' by David Lewis has many photos but not of St Silas. As it was very well researched, I think it unlikely that one will have remained in the city Record Office, but hope someone can come up with one for you.
D

Post by **MaryA** » 17 May 2011 09:50

Google is your friend

http://www.saintsilas.org.uk/images/mod ... ol_ext.jpg

Don't know about this one
http://www.saintsilas.org.uk/images/mod ... h_copy.jpg

Post by **MaryA** » 17 May 2011 09:57

I like that weebly site Blue, some good pictures on there.

Post by **daggers** » 17 May 2011 10:45

Sorry to put a dampener on those images, but neither is the church once in Pembroke Place, as both are Toxteth.
D

Post by **MaryA** » 17 May 2011 11:00

Ooops, too good to be true.

Post by **Jazz17** » 17 May 2011 11:25

Thank You all for your replies and help. I have googled and looked at web sites for this information until my eyes hurt

From the Genuki site they give the details of the church as
St Silas,
Pembroke Place,
Liverpool
Lancashire
The church has/had a graveyard. It was founded in 1811. It closed in 1941.

My ancestors were living in Crown Street, Sherdley Place and the area.

I will keep looking. Thanks

Post by **dickiesam** » 17 May 2011 12:02

Jazz17 wrote:Thank You all for your replies and help. I have googled and looked at web sites for this information until my eyes hurt

From the Genuki site they give the details of the church as
St Silas,
Pembroke Place,
Liverpool
Lancashire
The church has/had a graveyard. It was founded in 1811. It closed in 1941.

My ancestors were living in Crown Street, Sherdley Place and the area.

I will keep looking. Thanks

Hi,
Haven't found a photograph yet but in the meantime...
Courtesy of a Rootschat post...
There were two CofE churches in Liverpool called St Silas. One was in Pembroke Place near London Road. Its marriage registers are at Lpool RO, ref 283 SIL/3, microfilmed, listed as 1843-1944.
The other was in High Park St, Toxteth Park. Registers 1865-1958 also at Lpool RO, ref 283 SLS /3...

From wiki.familysearch.org......
St Silas, Pembroke Place, was created a district chapel or church in 1843 from, and lying within the civil boundaries of Liverpool St Peter and St Nicholas, Lancashire Ecclesiastical Parish.

The foundation stone for the church was laid 5 June 1840 and the church was consecrated 1 October 1841. The parish was amalgamated in 1930 with St Columba and St Simon. In 1941 the church was badly damaged by enemy action and demolished in 1942.

There's a map showing it's location here:
http://www.genuki.org.uk/cgi-bin/church ... AN,ID=2475

DS

Post by **Blue70** » 17 May 2011 13:29

I have JPEGs of the St Silas Church in High Park Street Toxteth, my Manx Great Grandparents were married there, so was drawn to this thread but as it's been pointed out this is a different St Silas. Ringo Starr went to the Toxteth St Silas church school.

Blue

Post by **daggers** » 17 May 2011 15:00

Penny
There is a map showing the layout of St Silas, Pembroke Place in the Alan Godfrey series - Liverpool Sheet 25, which covers the London Road area - in a larger scale than their usual reprints. It covers the period 1846 -64.
The cost is £2.50 and can be ordered online:
http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/

NOT an advertisement!
Daggers

Post by **Joe Griffiths** » 17 May 2011 15:55

The map is available from the Society see http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/a ... _Maps.html

Post by **daggers** » 17 May 2011 17:38

Joe
Forgot about that - sorry!
D

Post by **Jazz17** » 17 May 2011 19:14

Hi all,
Thank You so much for your help/threads etc. I have now ordered 2 maps from our Family History site.

Member 4800

Post by **Blue70** » 17 May 2011 19:34

Here's a map from another source that shows the location of St Silas:-

Blue

Post by **Jazz17** » 17 May 2011 23:58

Blue That is brilliant. I know it is not a picture but now we know the exact location. Thank you so much.

I have ordered 2 maps from the Family History site so I hope that they too have this location.

Post by **MaryA** » 18 May 2011 12:21

It must be where the new shops (could be student accommodation above) are in Pembroke Road, use www.maps.google.co.uk and choose street view, between Anson Street and Daulby Street, you will see they are all very new buildings.

Post by **Blue70** » 14 Sep 2011 23:05

If you look at the photo of London Road on the site below you can see the top part of this church:-

http://streetsofliverpool.co.uk/1911-ge ... /strike-3/

Blue

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