We don't know a lot about this church, other than the fact that it is the oldest extant in Liverpool. It definitely appears to have received additions over the years, a large one at the front, nearly doubling the building in size, and a smaller one at the rear, likely a vestry. There are two pairs of ornate gate posts on the street side of the property, each with little gablets and tiny spires atop. The bell tower and spire are definitely of the period, with a widow's walk surrounding the domed belfry which gracefully becomes the spire. Atop the spire is an elaborate finial and weathervane.
Three sides of the churchyard are fully occupied by the cemetery, with very old stones, many with a generous accumulation of lichen. The cemetery/churchyard are enclosed on two sides by a low iron fence.
Rootsweb lists a total of 243 burials in the cemetery, with three (headstones, we assume) marked as Unknown. The oldest headstone inscription is from 1826, that of Margaret Sterns:
Mrs. Margaret J. G. Sterns beloved wife of William Sterns
died 28 August 1826 in the 22 year of her age
The final burial to take place in the cemetery was in 1988, that of John McClearn:
John Davison McClearn 1906-1988
A new Trinity Anglican Cemetery was begun in 1914, so there was quite a bit of overlap in burials between the two in the years 1914 to 1988. We assume that all the burials in the church cemetery after 1914 were in family plots.
The oldest standing church in Liverpool, this building was constructed in 1821 and 1822. The cemetery contains several old tombstones and the Seely vault, the only vault of its kind in Liverpool and perhaps the County. Captain Caleb Seely (1787-1869) and eight family members are buried in the vault which is located close to the church. Captain Seely was a well known privateersman who bought Simeon Perkins' house after Perkins died.
From the Region of Queens