Church of St John the Divine, Frankby

The Church of St John the Divine stands in Frankby on the Wirral peninsula. Built in 1861–62 to designs by W. and J. Hay, it is an active Anglican parish church with evangelical worship and touches of tradition. The building is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England. Its benefice is shared with St Nicholas in nearby Greasby. The church combines stone walls, slate roofs in varied colours, and a bellcote on the east gable. The church is worth visiting for its clear architectural character and notable furnishings. The nave has buttresses and two-light windows with Geometric tracery, while the north aisle shows paired windows. Inside, round columns carry the arcade and the chancel arch has carved corbels, one shaped like a sower. The painted organ case and panelled chancel ceiling add colour, and the stained glass windows are especially fine. Visitors find a three-bay nave with a south porch, a north aisle, a chancel, and a north vestry. The chancel holds a double sedilia and panelling on the east wall. Four chandeliers hang inside, and the round font has blind tracery. The pulpit has canted ends and a canopied niche. The east window has three lights, and stained glass by Morris & Co., designed by Edward Burne-Jones, depicts Old Testament figures.