Church of St Paul with St Luke, Tranmere
church in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK
The Church of St Paul with St Luke is in Old Chester Road, Tranmere, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Birkenhead, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
History
The church was built in 1854–55, and designed by W. and J. Hay. The parish was initially dedicated only to Saint Paul. In 1971 the adjacent church of Saint Luke, Lower Tranmere closed, and the benefices were united.
Architecture
Exterior
The church is constructed in red sandstone with Welsh slate roofs. Its plan consists of a three-bay nave without aisles, north and south transepts, a chancel with a south vestry, and a large tower with a spire to the north of the chancel. The tower has angle buttresses, one of them containing a stair turret. It has a north door and windows with trefoil heads.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q15978949. Authority coordinates are 53.374, -3.016. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1854 and 1971.
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