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Liverpool Anglican Cathedral is a part of the iconic city skyline. However, at the turn of the 20th Century, it didn’t exist. It was only at a meeting at the Town Hall in 1901 that it was decided that Liverpool should have a central place of worship.

There was some opposition but Bishop of Liverpool, Bishop Chavasse, was keen to create a cathedral as visible witness to God in the midst of a great city.

So, the designs came flooding in – and it was 22-year-old Giles Gilbert-Scott’s plan that was chosen. He would create the building with the more experienced George Bodley.

In 1904, the foundation stone was laid, and work began on the cathedral. Six years later, the first part was finished – the Lady Chapel. The most ornate part of the building.

When war was declared in 1914, men were called away and building slowed, and for the duration of World War One, the Lady Chapel remained the only completed part of the Cathedral.

Location: Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool L1 7AZ
Image shows Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool today
Presented by Caroline Dunlop

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