New Cathedral

On July 19, 1904, Edward VII laid the foundation stone of Liverpool Cathedral. Twenty years later, King George and Queen Mary attended the consecration ceremonies of the completed half of the Cathedral -the choir and two transepts.

It is a rare thing for a Cathedral to be built in Britain. Immortal centuries have fled since the great days of Sir Christopher Wren, but, apparently, the art of Cathedral-building has not been lost. Liverpool Cathedral is the largest ecclesiastical building in Britain, being inferior only to St. Peter's at Rome, and Seville Cathedral in Spain. Moreover, it is said to be the finest example of Gothic architecture in the world, "as impressive as York Minster, as powerful as St. Paul's, as serene as Westminster."