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Liverpool Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Liverpool, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Liverpool and is the mother church of the diocese of Liverpool . The church may be formally referred to as the Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool . [ 1 ]
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The history of Liverpool can be traced back to 1190 when the place was known as 'Liuerpul', possibly meaning a pool or creek with muddy water, though other origins of the name have been suggested. The borough was founded by royal charter in 1207 by King John , made up of only seven streets in the shape of the letter 'H'.
Liverpool Cathedral: 1904–80 Liverpool Cathedral is the city's Church of England Cathedral and is part of the Anglican Diocese of Liverpool. It was designed in Gothic Revival style by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and is constructed from red sandstone sourced from a quarry in nearby Woolton. The Cathedral's construction lasted over 75 years ...
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, officially known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King [2] and locally nicknamed "Paddy's Wigwam", [3] is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in Liverpool, England.
Liverpool Cathedral: Cathedral Church of Christ Anglican York 1904 1978 1904 188.7 NK NK 35.3 N/A 100.8 152 5 Willis Manchester Cathedral: Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George
Tallest church in the UK outside of England. [6] 7 Louth, St James: 89 293 Louth, Lincolnshire: Tallest Church of England parish church in the country. [7] Architectural height of 288 feet. [8] 8 (Old) Coventry Cathedral: 88 290 Coventry: Cathedral destroyed in the Coventry Blitz on November 14, 1940; only the tower and spire remain intact. New ...
The docks are central to Liverpool's history, eventually, they would stretch seven miles along the Mersey and at their widest be 0.5 miles deep. [78] Traffic into the docks went from 4.7 million tons in 1865 to 12.4 million by 1900. [79]