On 24 June 1870 the Lord Bishop of Chester, William Jacobson, in whose diocese Liverpool then was, refused to consecrate the church because, as the Liverpool mercury reported, "of the objectionable features in the decorations".
The Lord Bishop of Chester, William Jacobson refused to consecrate the church because, as the Liverpool mercury reported, "of the objectionable features in the decorations". This was in whose diocese Liverpool then was. This was on 24 June 1870.