Liverpool Anglican Cathedral

Liverpool is full of history and architecture, wonderful place and people as is this place … Put it on your to do list

Ginormous.
No really, it’s ginormous!
It’s FUCing ginormous!!!
GINORMOUS!!!
And FREE! :)

I visited a lot of Cathedrals and Churches in the UK. Yet this one is something really unique, it is not just a bigger version of what you have seen previously in the UK…
The first sight you will have of the building is the 100 meter-​high tower made with red sandstone, and you will start wondering how the atmosphere must be in it. How you will feel in such a vast holy place, and probably you will expect to be crushed by the silence and solemnity of the place.
When you enter and see the height of the ceiling, the size of the organ, you are just amazed but then you start picking up some details and soon you realise how light the atmosphere is and how modern the place is. Starting from the neon lights above the entrance, a piece of contemporary art, also the café inside the cathedral and finally the activity of the people in there… It is a bit disappointing at first not to feel what you expected but it is actually more interesting.
So you start speaking with your friends and then the people working in the cathedral. They start explaining that the place is so huge it actually host events like concerts or art expositions in the main hall because there are still some other smaller rooms where you can hold the services while having this activity in the Cathedral. This is a place to meet people about shared interests and not just about faith.
Moreover, since it is so vast you can actually explore it, indeed there are dozens of corridors leading to dozens of small rooms. You can ask people around and they might have the key to accompany you and give you a glimpse of some places that you can’t visit on your own or give you some anecdotes about the stuff you see around.
And finally you can finish by going up the tower and have a great view over Liverpool!

Wow. Now this is a big Cathedral!
I was impressed by its unique architecture and I felt so tiny when I was standing in the middle of the ‘holy’ place. The mesmerising long painted windows are super colourful and everything has a wow factor.
Definitely need to visit this place with friends and family!

Wow, amazing and breathtaking inside and Free Entry. Attended a charity carol concert in the evening. The nearest train station is Liverpool Central. Just walk up Bold Street and turn right onto Berry Street and then walk up the hill on Upper Duke Street, and you can see the tower. Very warm and clean in side, the reception desk and leaflet section is just past the main west door on the left in the isle.

You ever walk into a spot and can’t do anything but stare. Literally stop and go, «Woah,» because your brain can’t process what you’re looking at fast enough to come up with another word.
That’s the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. Impressive on the outside, breathtaking on the inside. It is the largest cathedral in the United Kingdom and fifth largest in the entire world. My god it’s beautiful. Towering, filled with epic arches, stone and stained glass. I’m not religious in any sense but religious architecture is some of the best in existence and this is right up there with the best of it.
Also the gift shop sells Beatles memorabilia along with it’s selection of religious knick-​knacks. Why not, it’s Liverpool.
When we were there, they were setting up for a wedding. An amazing spot to get married or have any sort of celebration. But even if you’re not there for that, stop in (it’s free to tour although they do ask for a donation) and be amazing.
Also they have a restaurant if you’re hungry. Just because.

The Liverpool Anglican Cathedral is UK’s largest cathedral, a must see!
The architecture in itself had me gazing all over the place, from the enormous stained glass windows, down to the art and history, the Cathedral moved me.
Nestled on the second level above the gift shop is a café that serves coffee, tea, soup, sandwiches and dessert.

From just about anywhere close in, you can see this huge red church. It’s quite a sight.
Entering one is enveloped in the cool hush of the building, and the sight-​lines draw one in effectively. Just as I was taking in the ‘old world’ feeling I turned and saw pink neon writing and gasped. What a great place.
Spend time here, if you can. It’s beautiful and majestic and welcoming, regardless of one’s beliefs.

I will not attempt to repeat or outdo what has already been said. Suffice it to say, this is an amazing cathedral, and well worth your visit.
I took two of my cousins here when they came over from America. One said (after seeing this one and the Catholic one) that «you think you’ve seen one cathedral and you’ve seen them all, but both of these are really different.»
This cathedral is one of the largest Anglican cathedrals in Europe. It’s absolutely stunning.

This place is an architectural piece of art. The Cathedral’s aim is to this day very much spiritual and religous. You are definately in awe as you experiance the interior. Whether a building can be in close vicinity of encompassing something divine is doubtful in my eyes, however it IS viable to marvel at the genius of the architect of the cathedral. It is the fifth largest cathedral in the world and the largest in UK. That alone warrants a gander, no?
The icing on the cake which must be tasted of this offering has to be the tower. The massive Vestey Tower, as its called named after its benefactors, the Vestey family, has a floor to top height of 101m (331ft). It’s open most days for you to climb. It is a fair way up though I must warn you, and accessible by 2 consecutive lifts followed by 108 stairs. So don’t drop/​leave/​lose anything up there!!!
A must visit for Liverpool visitors.

Atheism is great and all, but if we had ruled the place for centuries you can bet your belief-​lacking non-​soul there wouldn’t be any building on par with the Anglican Cathedral. Us and our damn logic.
A Herculean, hollow mountain of a building, the place never fails to drag the air from my lungs whenever I walk inside. It’s just huge. Leading off from the leviathan space of the main hall is a labyrinthine sprawl of sandstone corridors and hidden chapels that make it seem somehow larger.
Winding up the narrow staircases that run around the sides of the bell-​tower leads you onto the roof of the building where you can look at the living map of Liverpool far below and laugh mightily into the heavens.
Before an attendant was stationed up here, I once stood on the roof covering the stairwell. From this vantage point I had an uninterrupted view of the whole horizon. I don’t know if it was the panoramic spectacle of the actual view or just the lack of oxygen but I came down a changed man, grumpily unimpressed with the dealings of mortals and numb to any kind of awe. My mother was forced to disown me.

The Liverpool Anglican Cathedral is 15 minutes walk from Lime Street Station and the UK’s largest cathedral. Absolutely breathtaking, the amazing architecture and glass stained windows nearly knocked me over. If you have time, do go up the tower for awesome views of Liverpool. I was truly pleased to see how much the Cathedral has going for it and unsurprisingly has won loads of awards. Someone has really thought about what the cathedral should offer to tourists and the community and bang an amazing attraction. The new attraction ‘The Great Space’ is a theatre that shows a 10-​minute HD panoramic film. Woooh! It includes a graphical ‘fly-​through’ of the Cathedral and helicopter-​shot aerial views of the city. I loved the shop! Free to enter, but £5 for adults if you want the tower and audio tour. Well worth a visit.

The Liverpool Anglican Cathedral is one of the two main cathedrals in the city; this one belonging to the Church of England whereas the Metropolitan Cathedral is Catholic.
I have always been an admirer of landscapes and famous landmarks (who isn’t?). To have been brought up in Liverpool, I can proudly say that the Anglican is truly gargantuan and a masterpiece of architecture. It holds a lot of value in terms of Liverpool’s heritage and is an extraordinary attraction that all tourists must visit. As a matter of fact, it cannot be missed as it certainly dominates the Liverpool landscape.
Once you are able to purchase a ticket which gets you up the famous tower, you’ll receive breathtaking views and one of the best audio tours you’ll ever hear. There is no doubt in my mind, that this deserves 5 stars!

If you’re going to be in Liverpool, you really can’t go without taking in an eyeful of the Anglican Cathedral. It’s simply breathtaking inside and you’ll find yourself walking around in a dazed state of gawping awe at the sheer magnitude of the building and it’s flawless architecture (congrats Giles Gilbert Scott, who did a blimmin’ good job at 22!) Interestingly, Scott was actually Roman Catholic and the architect of the Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral was C of E, so perhaps play spot the difference on that one.
You can hear the bells peeling out on a Sunday and it is well worth a visit to the top for the ‘Tower Experience’. At 331 ft up you get an unrivalled 360 degree bird’s eye view of the city as it unfolds out below you. It is truly tremendous and on a blue clear day you can see as far as Blackpool Tower (Not quite the Eiffel) and the Welsh hills. Eerily, on an extremely foggy day you can be almost right in front of it and not quite be able to make out its enormous silhouette against the sky.
One odd thing which sticks out like a bit of a sore thumb although the message is meaningful, «I felt you and I knew you loved me», is the garish neon pink artwork of Tracey Emin, which in my opinion looks more like it belongs on the back wall of River Island than in such a phenomenal historical building. But I obviously wouldn’t let that deter you, this is a Must see.

The daddy of churches. Seriously this is one of the most impressive and breathtaking buildings in Britain just for its sheer monumental size. Take a trip to the top of the tower — open every day from about 10 — 5 but check for Sunday openings — and you will get a sight to rival that of the Eiffel Tower and The Empire State — too much?
Inside and the structure is frighteningly impressive and awesome unlike the symbolic, new age thinking behind the Met. However, the Anglican Cathedral seems to want to get in on this modern, touchy feely side to religion and has a number of artworks hanging around the place including a bloody Emin.
Somehwhere that is often overlooked are the gardens far below the structure. Down here you get a true picture of the scale of the Cathedral from way down in the bowels but they are surprisingly pretty especially on a good day — just be aware that a lot of Emo kids may be moping about here too.

This cathedral will always hold a special place in my heart as I have not only done Yuletide readings here in front of a packed congregation, I have also sung here and was confirmed here.
Going to a C of E High School had its moments, but some of the greatest were the Christmas carol services every year. One of the most memorable years was when we started off in the corridor of whispers (that’s what we called it — it’s to the left of the altar and has the effect of amplifying noise) and sang a Hodie (ho-​dee-​ay — it’s Latin) without accompaniment as we walked to the choir stalls. Another was when I was deputy head girl and had to walk in the procession down the aisle along with various important people whilst wearing my annoyingly ill-​fitting cassock.
As I may have mentioned, I’m not a religious person, but singing carols in this cathedral can bring tears to my eyes. It is such a beautiful building with stunning architecture and interiors, and the view from the top is breathtaking on a clear day. To think that a 22-​year-​old is responsible for the architecture is awe-​inspiring, as is the building. If nothing else, go take a peek at the Lady Chapel, surely one of the greatest in the country.

Some places are so special they simply take your breath away. Liverpool Cathedral is one of those.
Liverpool’s lucky enough to have two Cathedrals, the Catholic Metropolitan which holds nostalgic undertones for me because my parents met at the nearby Catholic Chaplaincy, but walk along Hope Street, Bold Street or anywhere around the outskirts of the dead centre and you’re likely to see the tower in the distance and on Sundays hear the bells peal. Follow the noise, follow the view on the horizon. You will NOT be disappointed.
I’ve taken a ridiculous amount of photos and uploaded them to Unilocal so you can see what it looks like inside, but it doesn’t do it justice. There’s so much to look at here. The cathedral is kind of like a living museum; you can take guided tours, there are exhibits showing exactly how it was built; you can even reach out and touch the instruments used to construct it. It has an unrivalled gift shop, full of not only the usual Liverpool guides and Beatles memorabilia but also important history books regarding the cathedral and the city itself.
It’s vast, it’s ornate and it’s incredibly beautiful. For £5 you can take a trip up to the top of the tower to see the cityscape from great heights, and it’s more than worth the money. As well as this, there are two places to eat in here, the refectory on the ground floor which I’ve reviewed separately as it’s AMAZING, and the mezzanine above the gift shop. What better than a simple bite in the most staggeringly gorgeous surroundings, huh?
It’s almost too hard to review, because it’s so indescribably beautiful. What I will say is that it has an incredible effect on the soul. My father was raised as a Catholic when he was little. At around the age of nine he lapse, and the man went on to study zoology and become a teacher of the sciences. It’s fair to say that he’s a fundamental atheist. As a result I’m an agnostic; I’ve never been particularly religious, however I’m open-​minded to the possibilities and I certainly think personal faith is one of the most wonderful things in the world if it helps people get by. While my mother and I were looking at the altar, a little old man, Scouse as they come, sauntered up to us and said, ‘What most people don’t know is that there’s a disciple missing in that depiction of the last supper. I think they took Judas out for his treachery.’ See if you spot it in the sculpture up there.
‘I’ve been coming here every Sunday, and during the week too,’ he told us. ‘I’ve been a villain all me life. Never went to church. Never prayed. One night I had a dream that I was walking in the sand, and Jesus was walking beside me. I told the vicar about it. He pointed to his dog collar and said, «I’ve worked years for this and I’ve never had a dream like that. That dream’s a blessing.» Since then I’ve always felt better coming here.‘
He was a lovely, no-​nonsense, down to earth man. When we revisited the cathedral a few days later, he was there again. And there was even an artist sitting in one of the corridors, sketching his surroundings with such astonishing accuracy that my mother and I had to do a double take. I realised that even if I was in the worst mood, if I’d had the most dreadful news, I’d feel uplifted coming here. I don’t know whether that’s got anything to do with religion, but it seems to have the same effect on every visitor. I’m impressed, and this will always remain one of my favourite spots in Liverpool.