Two churches in one part of Merseyside stand out from others in the area.
Sefton is home to two of Merseyside's 40 Grade 1 listed buildings, with both of them being churches that stand out from the rest.
The two buildings, Church of St Helen in Sefton village and Church of St Monica in Bootle, are both extraordinary buildings that stand out from other churches in the borough.
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Church of St Helen is believed to have been built in the early 14th Century making it one of the oldest Grade 1 listed buildings in the county.
Merseyside as a whole is home to a number of Grade 1 listed buildings, with Liverpool and Wirral boasting a high number of those.
The county is home to an impressive 40 Grade 1 listed buildings, with the UK having more than 9,000.
Knowsley and St Helens are home to just one each.
Albert Dock alone has an eighth of the Grade 1 listed buildings in the county, with the Traffic Office and a number of warehouses being listed.
The Grade 1 listed buildings in Merseyside are:
Knowsley
- Church of St Mary, Prescot
Liverpool
- Albert Dock Traffic Office
- All Saints Church, Childwall
- Anglican Cathedral Church of Christ
- Bank of England building
- Bluecoat Chambers
- Church of All Hallows, Allerton
- Church of St Clare
- Church of St George
- Church of St John Baptist
- Church of St. Agnes and St. Pancras, Toxteth Park
- Oriel Chambers
- Princes Road Synagogue, Liverpool
- Railings Gates and Gate Piers Old Bluecoat School, Liverpool
- Royal Liver Building, Iron Railings and Stone Piers Surrounding Royal Liver Building
- Speke Hall
- St George's Hall
- St Michael's Church, Aigburth
- The Oratory
- Town Hall
- Toxteth Unitarian Chapel
- Unitarian Chapel
- Unitarian Church Hall
Warehouse A, Albert Dock
Warehouses B and C, Albert Dock
Warehouse D, Albert Dock
Warehouse E, Albert Dock
Woolton Hall
Sefton
Church of St Helen, Sefton
Church of St Monica, Bootle
St Helens
Sankey Viaduct over Sankey Brook
Wirral
Brimstage Hall and Tower
Church of St. Andrew, Bebington
Numbers 1 to 18, Hamilton Square - with railings to front, Birkenhead
Numbers 19 to 34, Hamilton Square - with railings to front, Birkenhead
Numbers 35 to 51, Hamilton Square - with railings to front, Birkenhead
Numbers 52 to 57, Hamilton Square - with railings to front, Birkenhead
Numbers 58 to 63, Hamilton Square - with railings to front, flanking wall and gatepiers to east, Birkenhead
Remains of Birkenhead Priory
Port Sunlight War Memorial
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