June 27th 2010 - Toxteth Cathedral - Princes Road

I was surprised, yet again, by Liverpool's history; this is a photograph of Princes Road and the church on the right is the, now derelict, Welsh Presbyterian church known as the Toxteth Cathedral. The spire is 200ft and it dominates the Toxteth landscape. The church opened in 1868 and was designed by architectural brothers William and George Audsley. It was a focal point for the 30,000 Welsh Presbyterians living in Liverpool.At that time it was said that there were more Welsh speakers living in Liverpool than in the Welsh capital Cardiff.