Sat 12 Sep 26
Sat 12 Sep:1300-1600; Sun 13 Sep:1300-1600; Sat 19 Sep:1300-1600; Sun 20 Sep:1300-1600; Free Entry.
Prescot Parish Church, Church Street, Prescot L34 3LA
Heritage Open Day: Completed in 1610, Prescot Parish Church - is the 4th church to stand on this site since the 15th century. Built in local red sandstone, it replaced a previous structure which was so dilapidated that it was likely to fall down. The Parish Church of St Mary, the only Grade I listed building in Knowsley, boasts a very fine Jacobean roof, Saxon font, ancient oak chest and Parish registers that date from 1573. The remains of an earlier Chantry Chapel dated around 1400 can be seen, which is still in use today. Memorial plaque of Samuel Sewell (the founder of the 2nd Sunday School in England) depicting his last Will dated 1815...
