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Book SynopsisSince the foundation of the town by King John, Liverpool has had a church by the river. Over the following centuries dozens more churches came and went, but the imprint of the activity of the Parish of Liverpool on the city and people was profound. Particularly until the mid-nineteenth century (and at times afterwards) the history of the town was inseparable from her church, and their unusually strong relationship is not replicated in other cities. Control of the church sat with the corporation (down to the council’s instruction to the incumbent in 1612 to get his hair cut!), and the town claimed ownership of the church and its contents. Between the seventeenth and the nineteenth centuries the health and social care for the town was run from the church under the Elizabethan Poor Law. A beautiful book that makes essential and fascinating reading for anyone who loves Liverpool and its rich history.
Table of ContentsForeword by Sir Charles Gladstone ix Introduction xi Chapter 1 A Medieval Chapel 1 Chapter 2 The Reformation 13 Chapter 3 Liverpool Chapel 1559–1642 29 Chapter 4 Civil War and Restoration 45 Chapter 5 The Georgian Parish 67 Chapter 6 Vestry and Politics 1681–1834 93 Chapter 7 The Victorian Church 115 Chapter 8 The Great War and its Aftermath 145 Chapter 9 The Blitz and Rebuilding 167 Chapter 10 The Church since the War 187 Afterword by the Bishop of Liverpool 209 Appendix Clergy List 211 Notes 215 Bibliography 233 Index 237
