The Presbyterian 'Tin' Church

Mission Church of the Presbyterian Church of England

1882 - The Presbyterian Church of England had a Mission Church of corrugated iron panels erected in Meols Drive, West Kirby to hold 250 persons.

1889 - The Church bought land in Greasby and in Meols.

1890 - A permanent Presbyterian church was built in West Kirby (now the United Reformed Church). The demolished iron building was split into two halves - to build a church at Greasby (at 114 Greasby Road) and another at Meols. The Greasby building seated 135 people.

1937 - Methodists combined with Greasby Presbyterian Mission in the "tin" church (Methodists previously had their meetings in the cafe above the Post Office). A Methodist church hall was built at 192 Greasby Road and dedicated on 1st December. The tin church closed.

1938 - The iron building and land was bought by Frank Oscar Wilde and Robert Taylor Bigland on 4th April. It became Greasby Scout Headquarters. A photo inside the building shows that the walls were lined with vertical wooden strips. The building was destroyed by fire on Saturday 14th November 1959.

1990s - Manor Court apartments were built on the site.