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Over the weekend of Friday 12th – Sunday 14th of September 2014, many usually closed venues around Liverpool opened their doors to allow unrestricted access to visitors. I personally decided to visit St. Francis Xavier, in Salisbury street, in the Everton district of Liverpool. SFX as it is known locally, is a Victorian ‘Gothic’ church, built in the 1880’s and opened in 1848.
I have visited many churches throughout Europe and beyond, and can honestly say that, this church is superb in its scale and interior. Though, it made such a change to be allowed into a church with a camera and have unrestricted access to take as many images as I wished.
Views of the alter, rear organ loft and side chapel
The church’s stain glass glass windows have to be seen to be believed, even though the windows were blown out during the May blitz of 1941, when German bombers destroyed most of the Liverpool city centre, the work on the new windows began soon after WW2.
A small selection of the post war windows in SFX
As well as the quality of the windows, there are many magnificently carved fresco’s which adorn the walls and alters of the church.
Carved fresco’s and relief’s
The Carved piece to the left is modeled on a Dutch painting, whilst the relief on the chapel alter shows a not normally depicted scene, of the wedding of Joseph to Mary. If you ever get the chance to visit the church, I would highly recommend it. Liverpool Heritage Open Days are held annually and is usually one weekend in September.
Google Earth Placemark SFX church – Salisbury St..kmz