List entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST
List entry Number: 1361681
Location
ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST, ST JAMES' ROAD
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
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| Liverpool | Metropolitan Authority | |
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: I
Date first listed: 28-Jun-1952
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
Legacy System Information
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 359401
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List entry Description
Summary of Building
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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Details
SJ 3589 SW ST. JAMES' ROAD
L1
59/1047 Anglican
Cathedral church
of Christ
28.6.52
G.V. I
Cathedral. Begun 1904, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. Red
sandstone, in a free and eclectic Gothic style. Lady Chapel
built 1906-10, under the influence of G. F. Bodley, choir
and east transepts 1920-24, central tower and west transepts
1924-42, the nave 1945-80. For description see Pevsner,
Buildings of England".: South Lancashire. Since this
publication the cathedral has been completed as follows,
under the superintendence of F. G. Thomas: Nave of 3 bays
similar to choir. 3-light ritual west window (actual north)
has pinnacled transom and glazed tympanum. Flanking
buttresses and pinnacles.
The last undoubted masterpiece of the Gothic style, and of
Gothic craftsmanship, in England. The design evolved
continuously and the finished building bears little
resemblance to that chosen in the competition of 1903, which
was probably modified by the criticisms of Bodley
(associated in the design until 1907), and certainly by
Scott's own ideas until his death in 1960.
Listing NGR: SJ3538889372
Selected Sources
- Article Reference - Author: Nikolaus Pevsner - Title: South Lancashire The Industrial and Commercial South - Date: 1969 - Journal Title: The Buildings of England
National Grid Reference: SJ 35382 89397
Map
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