13 Facts About Liverpool Cathedral

1.

Liverpool Cathedral is the Cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Liverpool, built on St James's Mount in Liverpool, and the seat of the Bishop of Liverpool.

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2.

Liverpool Cathedral is the largest cathedral and religious building in Britain, and the eighth largest church in the world.

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3.

Liverpool Cathedral pressed ahead, and appointed a committee under William Forwood to consider all possible sites.

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4.

The Liverpool Cathedral Act 1902 authorised the purchase of the site and the building of a cathedral, with the proviso that as soon as any part of it opened for public worship, St Peter's Church should be demolished and its site sold to provide the endowment of the new cathedral's chapter.

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5.

St Peter's place as Parish Church of Liverpool Cathedral would be taken by the existing church of St Nicholas near the Pier Head.

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6.

Liverpool Cathedral told the assessors that so far his only major work had been to design a pipe-rack.

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7.

The choice of winner was even more contentious with the Liverpool Cathedral Committee when it was discovered that Scott was a Roman Catholic, but the decision stood.

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8.

Liverpool Cathedral is very pleasant, agreeable, enthusiastic, tall and looks considerably older than he actually is.

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9.

The Liverpool Cathedral Committee appointed Scott sole architect, and though it reserved the right to appoint another co-architect, it never seriously considered doing so.

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10.

Liverpool Cathedral worked on the plans for more than a year, and in November 1910, the committee approved them.

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11.

Liverpool Cathedral continued with the great work of building Liverpool Cathedral but, after adding two bays of the nave, he resigned when it was proposed drastically to alter his father's design.

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12.

Liverpool Cathedral has its own specialist constabulary to keep watch on an all-year 24-hour basis.

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13.

Liverpool Cathedral was one of the most prolific of the Powell and Sons designers; his designs can be seen in the large north and south windows in the central space of the cathedral.

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