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Liverpool waterfront - Our Lady and St Nicholas church

Dave's ancestors William Stirret and Letitia Bruce married here in 1837.

This is probably the best known church in Liverpool. It is one of two churches mostly used for baptisms, marriages and burial services up to the mid 19th century in Liverpool. The other was St Peter in Church Street.

St Nicholas is the Patron Saint of sailors and is regarded as the guardian of seamen proceeding on their voyages. Consequently the Parish Church of Liverpool is often known as the Sailors Church. The church overlooks the river Mersey. It must have been very prominent until the arrival of the "Three Graces" (including the Liver Building) and more recently the Atlantic Hotel. These somewhat dwarf it today.

The church was almost destroyed during the World War II, but after rebuilding was re-opened in 1952.

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