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The Town of Widnes |
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Church of England
St Ambrose, Halton View Road, Widnes, WA8 0QB
St Ambrose is located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 526864
Founded: 1883
Opened in 1881 but not consecrated until 1883 when the debts had been cleared.
St Paul, Victoria Square, Widnes, WA8 7QU
St Paul is located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 513853
Founded: 1884
Roman Catholic
St Marie, Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DB
St Marie is located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 517853
Founded: 1862 Closed: 2007
The building closed in 2007, but services continue in the school hall.
See the Church website
St John Fisher, 55 Moorfield Road, Widnes, WA8 3JA
St John Fisher is located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 529867
Founded: 1951
St Raphael the Archangel, Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7ER
St Raphael the Archangel is located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 506861
Founded: 1959
Baptist
Widnes Baptist Church, Deacon Road, Widnes, WA8 6EA
Widnes Baptist Church is located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 517861
Founded: 1890
See the Church website
Congregational
Milton Road Congregational, Simms Cross, Widnes, WA8 6NS
Milton Road Congregational is located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 515856
Founded: 1873 Closed: 1970
Moor Lane Welsh Congregational, Moor Lane, Widnes, WA8 7AP
Moor Lane Welsh Congregational is located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 510852
Founded: 1878 Closed: ?
Jehovah's Witnesses
Kingdom Hall, Moorfield Road, Widnes, WA8 3HL
Kingdom Hall is located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 529871
Pentecostal
Foundry Evangelical Church, Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DA
Foundry Evangelical Church is located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 517854
Founded: 1949
Formerly Foundry Pentecostal Church, founded 1949.
The church moved to a new building on the present site in the early 1980s.
See the Church website
Methodist
Frederick Street Primitive Methodist, Frederick Street, Widnes, WA8 6PF
Frederick Street Primitive Methodist is located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 515858
Founded: 1880 Closed: 1980
Achapel was built in nearby Prince's St in 1880, and was replaced by a new building in Frederick Street in 1905.
Foundation stones were laid in 1904, and the church opened on 26 Jan 1905.
It is now demolished.
Spiritualist
Widnes Spiritualist Church, Lacey Street, Widnes, WA8 7SQ
Widnes Spiritualist Church is located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 513851
Formerly Zion Welsh Wesleyan
Methodist
Moss Bank Chapel, Gratton Street (off Moss Street), Widnes, WA8 0RE
Moss Bank Chapel is located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 527854
Founded: 1862
Referred to in the registers as Widnes Dock Chapel
Victoria Road Wesleyan Methodist, Victoria Road, Widnes, WA8 7JP
Victoria Road Wesleyan Methodist is located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 510855
Founded: 1864 Closed: before 1957
This building later became the Queens Hall; it was demolished in 2011-2012
Albert Road Wesleyan Methodist, Albert Road, Widnes, WA8 6NA
Albert Road Wesleyan Methodist is located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 521863
Founded: 1874 Closed: 1901
The chapel was built in 1874, and an extension was added in 1889.
The main building was damaged by fire in 1901, but services were able to continue in the extension.
This church was replaced in 1905 by the Wesley Church (now Trinity Methodist / URC)
The Tabernacle (Iron chapel), Albert Road, Widnes, WA8 6LB
The Tabernacle (Iron chapel) is located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 518861
Founded: 1896 Closed: c1955
Known locally as the 'Tin Tab', it was founded around 1892 and seated 500 people.
Methodist / URC
Trinity Methodist & URC (formerly Wesley Church), 2 Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TJ
Trinity Methodist & URC (formerly Wesley Church) is located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 520863
Founded: 1905
The Wesley Church was built in 1905 to replace Albert Road Wesleyan which had been destroyed by fire.
The old building was closed in 1984 and demolished.
In 1992 it was replaced by Trinity Methodist / URC church on the same site.
Other
Gospel Hall, Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, WA8 6TN
Gospel Hall is located at OS Grid Reference - SJ 519865
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