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Liverpool Catholic Cathedral

nobody@flickr.com (lovestruck.) — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:49:39 -0700

Building began on the Roman-Catholic cathedral in 1928 only 0.5mi/0.5km from the Anglican cathedral. The original design was for a neo-Classical building, but only the crypt of this was completed. After the Second World War an architectural competition was held for the completion of the cathedral, the successful design - much more modest than the original plan, which would have produced the second largest church in Christendom, - was by Sir Frederick W. Gibberd, who had worked on the design of Heathrow airport.

The Cathedral, consecrated in 1967, is a massive circular structure centered on a lantern of medieval type and can accommodate a congregation of 3,000. Round this cylindrical lantern tower is a huge "tent" 200ft/61m in diameter, rising sharply to a funnel-shaped drum 270ft/82m high. Since the Cathedral is built on a hill it has the appearance of a huge lantern rising above the city. The principal structural materials are steel and glass - more glass than in any other cathedral.. The altar, a block of white marble 10ft/3m long and weighing 10 tons, is from Skopje, the capital of Macedonia in former Yugoslavia. The spaces between the 16 supporting piers are occupied by chapels, separated by blue and green glass walls.

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Choral goings on in Bristol Cathedral

nobody@flickr.com (lovestruck.) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:41:58 -0800

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The choir practising...very beautiful...very uplifting

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Cathederal & Gasometer

nobody@flickr.com (lovestruck.) — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:16:13 -0700

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Bath taken from the Skyline walk

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Doorway

nobody@flickr.com (lovestruck.) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:44:20 -0700

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One side of the main door to the Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral Liverpool
Fibreglass relief sculpture forms one of the sliding doors to the main entrance.
The expressionist design by William Mitchell is intended to symbolise the Evangelists

Cathedral

nobody@flickr.com (lovestruck.) — Sun, 16 May 2010 08:06:22 -0700

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Liverpool Metropolitan Catholic Cathedral of Christ the King otherwise known as 'Paddy's Wigwam'.

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Lady Chapel Liverpool Cathedral

nobody@flickr.com (lovestruck.) — Sun, 16 May 2010 02:54:54 -0700

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The foundation stone of the Cathedral was laid by King Edward VII in 1904, and Lady Chapel was the first part that was finished opening in 1910.
The rest was consecrated in 1924 but regular services were not held until 1940.
The building was not actually completed until 1978 which was after the architect
Giles Gilbert Scott who won the competition to design the new Cathedral in1903 had died.

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wrought iron screen

nobody@flickr.com (lovestruck.) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:52:25 -0800

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Lovely handmade wrought Iron screen inside Bristol Cathedral..Very unusual linking pattern between the spirals. There was a very nice gold cloth behind it....

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