The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-07-14 00:00:00

THAN A FOLLY

THE NEW CHURCH OF ST. SIMON

We have seen, at the office of Mr. Hay, the architect,
Cable-street, a fine drawing, in water colours, of St. Si-
mon's (new) Church, about to be erected in Gloucester-
street; also a perspective view of the interior, together

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.Jservance of economy, not elaborately deco-
rative—it will, when completed, form an ornament to the
district. The site extends east and west, on the south sidt
et utouceste,..t.,.... e. n, Silver-street to Wtite Mill
street, so that three frontages will ne seen,
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aeing the north sic, ,acing tirst-named street.
The length will be 100 feet and the width 60 feet. The
building will be in neat brick-work, with stone dressings,
including quoins, &c. The style of architecture adopted

is the early decorative Gothic, which was popular about
the end of the 13th century. There will be seven tall
Gothic window. on each side, with bold buttresses be-
tween; and these will be filled up with handsome rnul-

variation of design in each. The principal door—a Gothic
gateway—will he in the west end, entering into a hand-
some porch of 21 feet by 161 feet. Over this will rise a
fine Gothic window, of five lights, filled with tracery of
the character stated. There will be a corresponding win-
dow in the chancel end, but somewhat smaller. A neat

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west cc,rner, included within the oblong _
site. It will be decorated with belfry-openings, Sr(
will rise to the height of 140 feet, forming, on the brow of

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the hill, a conspicuous and pleasing object.
The interior will present a rich and somewhat unique
appearance, especially as seen from the porch. The roof
will be An open one, formed in arched oak carpentry,
with neat mouldings, pendants, &c , and rising 51 feet
from the floor. The peculiar carpentry is from original
designs by Mr. Hay, and has been adopted for the
churches of Walton Breck and Seacombe. It is at once
simple, imposing, elegant, and economical. The perspec-
tive water-colour drawing of the interior, showing the
galleries, roof, &c., is very beautiful, and the whole will
he distinctly seen from the porch. There will be a fine
screen filled up with plate glass, so that the view through-
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The whole of the ground-floor will be free, for the ac-
commodation of the poorer classes in the populous dis-
trict, and will accommodate with sittings 700spersons. On
this floor the benches will be in the old style, without
book-boards ; and the bend_ ends will each be finished at
the top by a carved fleur-de-lis. The church is approached
by an avenue five feet wide in the nave, and there will
also be two avenues in the aisles. _ .

The gallerieswill he---ne;tlyConstructed, and at once
open and cheerful—not projecting too much into the body
of the church. In these the sittings, 500 in number, will
be appropriated for the wealthier portion of 114 r. Connor's
flock. Taking advantage of the rising ground at the east
end of the church, the galleries will be approached by two
entrances, with easy flights of steps, at that end.
The baptismal font in the nave will be placed as to be
visible to the whole congregation.
As a whole the peculiar and economical nature of the
building is, in our thinking, highly creditable to the archi-
tect and to,
all concerned ; and we have only to hope that
the remainder of the amount required for its completion
will speedily be supplied by those of a liberal and christian