MenuLiverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, Lancashire
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral (formally the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Liverpool, Lancashire. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool. It was designed by Frederick Gibberd and constructed from 1962-67. The cathedral is built in concrete with a Portland stone cladding and an aluminium covering to the roof. Its plan is circular, having a diameter of 195 feet, with 13 chapels around its perimeter. The shape of the cathedral is conical, and it is surmounted by a tower in the shape of a truncated cone. An earlier design by Sir Edwin Lutyens was abandoned with only the 1958 crypt completed. The cathedral is within the council area of Liverpool.
Historic England Grade II* Listed 1070607.
Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.405078,-2.968604
Grid Reference: SJ 3570 9024
Council Area: Liverpool CA
Strategic Authority Area: Liverpool City Region SA
Police Area: Merseyside PA
GBPN ID: 321233
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Liverpool_Metropolitan_Cathedral,_Lancashire_321233
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Historic England Grade II* Listed 1070607.
Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.405078,-2.968604
Grid Reference: SJ 3570 9024
Council Area: Liverpool CA
Strategic Authority Area: Liverpool City Region SA
Police Area: Merseyside PA
GBPN ID: 321233
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Liverpool_Metropolitan_Cathedral,_Lancashire_321233
Peruse Lancashire on Wikishire