Liverpool Anglican Cathedral : Architecture Information

Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool Location: northeast central Liverpool 1904-78 Giles Gilbert Scott, Architect (1880-1960) photos © adrian welch oct 2007 Competition Assessors: George Bodley & Norman Shaw Entries from architects such as Charles Rennie Mackintosh Giles Gilbert Scott submitted designs in the architecture competition for the proposed Liverpool Cathedral while still a pupil (22 years old). They were accepted in 1903 - ironically Giles was a Roman Catholic; G. F. Bodley became Scott's architectural partner on the building. photos © adrian welch oct 2007 After the death of Bodley in 1907, Giles Gilbert Scott redesigned Liverpool Cathedral, creating a revered Gothic structure. Largest Anglican cathedral in the world, the construction over many years is reminiscent - though not as severe as Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in Barcelona Consecrated in 1924, it was completed in 1978. photo © webbaviation