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Sacred Heart Church, on Liverpool Road at Warrington, is a large red-brick building dating from 1894/5. It is listed Grade II by English Heritage (http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-58815-roman-catholic-church-of-the-sacred-heart British Listed Buildings).

This red brick church on Liverpool Road was built 1894-1895 and designed by Sinnott and Powell. It is grade II listed.

On Liverpool Road.

The Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, on Liverpool Road at Warrington, is a large red-brick building dating from 1894/5. It is listed Grade II by English Heritage (http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-58815-roman-catholic-church-of-the-sacred-heart British Listed Buildings).

See also Image, since when there has been little outward change, thankfully. Crosfields were the manufacturers of Persil, and eventually became part of Unilever. The site has now been split between different organisations, with the main part of the site now belonging to the PQ Corporation, previously INEOS Chemicals.

Although now a part of the global PQ Corporation, the soap and chemical works at Bank Quay on Liverpool Road still proudly displays the Joseph Crosfield and Sons Ltd name on its front offices. Joseph Crosfield, a native of Warrington, first established a soap making business here in 1814 and the company continued to thrive after his death in 1844. It later became part of Lever Brothers and from 1929 Crosfield was a subsidiary of Unilever. When Ineos purchased the company in 2001 the Crosfield name was lost; Ineos later merged with PQ Corporation.

The firm of Joseph Crosfield & Sons, Ltd. originally produced soap and candles, and grew to produce a variety of chemicals. In 1911 it was purchased by Brunner, Mond & Company and in 1919 it was absorbed into Lever Brothers.

The firm of Joseph Crosfield & Sons, Ltd. continued to thrive and grow after his death, producing a variety of chemicals. The business passed to Sir Arthur Henry Crosfield, who built Witanhurst, a house in North London, on the proceeds of the sale of the company, and was returned for Parliament as the Liberal MP for Warrington. In 1911 the company was purchased by Brunner, Mond & Company and 1919 it was absorbed into Lever Brothers. From 1929 Crosfield was a subsidiary of Unilever. In 1997 its Warrington speciality chemicals division that made ingredients for detergents and toothpastes was acquired by ICI and in 2001, Ineos Capital purchased the company. The name Crosfield was finally lost as it was renamed Ineos Silicas. In 2008 Ineos Silicas was merged with PQ Corporation, with the new company retaining the name of PQ Corporation.