It's one of Liverpool's oldest churches, which has stood proudly in the heart of the city for nearly 200 years.
And, while we are very familiar with the impressive, Gothic-style chapel which stands on Scotland Road, it is what lies beneath which is less familiar. The origins of the parish date back to 1804, when a small chapel was first established on Dryden Street.
The population of Liverpool was beginning to swell, and, with an influx of Irish immigration, St Anthony's soon emerged as the principal Irish church in Liverpool. A much larger building was soon needed, and the present church opened in 1833, designed by John Broadbent, who would go on to design a new tower for Walton Parish Church, and St Augustine's, on Shaw Street, in Everton.
