2024

SJ3589 : Liverpool - Anglican Cathedral - North end of nave from tower

taken 6 months ago, near to Liverpool, England

Liverpool - Anglican Cathedral - North end of nave from tower
Liverpool - Anglican Cathedral - North end of nave from tower
Looking over the northern (eqv. western) end of the nave of SJ3589 : Liverpool - Anglican Cathedral
Anglican Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool

Liverpool Cathedral is the Church of England Cathedral of the Diocese of Liverpool, built on St James's Mount. The total external length of the building, including the Lady Chapel is 207 yards (189 metres) making it the longest cathedral in the world*.

Built to a design by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, mainly of local sandstone quarried from the South Liverpool suburb of Woolton, the first part of the building to be completed, the Lady Chapel, was consecrated in 1910. Following delays caused by the First World War, the main body of the Cathedral was consecrated in the presence of King George V and Queen Mary in 1924. The central tower and west transepts were added 1924-42. Further work was hampered by World War II, during which the cathedral received heavy bomb damage. Scott produced his plans for the nave in 1942, but work on it did not begin until 1948 and it wasn’t completed until after his death. The completion of the building was marked by a service of thanksgiving and dedication in October 1978, attended by Queen Elizabeth II. It is a grade I listed building (English Heritage Building ID: 359401 LinkExternal link British Listed Buildings).

*The only church building to exceed it in length is St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, which however is not a cathedral.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Religious sites City, Town centre Place: Liverpool Primary Subject: Cathedral other tags: Liverpool Anglican Cathedral Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Anglican Cathedral [160] · Liverpool Cathedral Tower [79] · Nave of the Cathedral [13] · Looking North [10] ·
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SJ3589, 920 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 17 August, 2024   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 22 August, 2024
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 3538 8944 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:23.8689N 2:58.3978W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 3537 8939
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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