Thank you for remembering to take a look for the Cross, Gordon. I am amazed that the hoardings are still in place in this 2008 Year of Capital of Culture - thought at least Church Street would be cleared up by now. I did hear that the one-time HMV store where the work is going on is to be an entrance to the new shopping centre in Whitechapel, but not sure if this is true. My sister was married at St John's Knotty Ash, and my mother lived right behind the Church, so I just have heard the bell many many times. Marged Had a peek through the hoardings last Saturday. No sign of the paving flag with the brass cross in it, so looks like we're going to have to wait until the hoardings come down to see what's become of it. :-( Incidentally I stumbled across this recently on the Liverpool Record Office's site :- 'Church of St. John the Evangelist, Knotty Ash. The church was built with funds raised by Adam Dugdale, a Manchester merchant, at a cost of £5500. It was consecrated on 18th February 1836 by John Bird Sumner, Bishop of Chester. The bell, however, dates from 1707 and was originally at St. Peter's, Church Street'. So at least one other memento of old St Peter's lives on. :-) Regards Gordon From: "Marged" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 12:30 PM Subject: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] St Peter's Church Cross >Mention of St Peter's in Gordon's mail prompts me to wonder if the brass >Cross is still in place in the paving flag outside what was most recently >the HMV store in Church Street? >I have tried to look each time I've been to Liverpool, but it's always been >boarded off and covered with builders' walk boards. >Someone did tell me that instead of the store being gutted and re-fitted, >it's going to be the entrance through to the new shopping area in Paradise >Street. >Can anyone confirm or otherwise about both the Cross and the entrance? >Marged ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message