Liverpool Cathedral -This is the largest Cathedral in Britain; the life’s work of . It represents the final flowering of the Gothic Revival and is regarded as one of the great buildings of the twentieth century. Construction began in 1904 at the height of the city’s prosperity and was finally finished in 1978. Internally, Scott’s version of Gothic is characterised not by columns and arcades but by solid walls and vaults, the and the under-tower being sublimely impressive.

Metropolitan Cathedral - designed by Frederick Gibberd, built 1962-7 and the first cathedral to break with longitudinal planning in favour of a centralised arrangement .The scheme was realised with modern materials and was comple- mented by mainly abstract furnishings. John Piper notably designed the huge stained glass drum in the tower. The building stands on top of the beginnings of an earlier, and hugely ambitious cathedral by Edwin Lutyens.

IHBC Summer School Saturday 16th June 2007 Tour Walk of Faith

The Metropolitan Cathedral , Hope Street and Cathedral

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Institute of Historic Building Conservation Summer School June 2007

Walk of Faith

The Metropolitan Cathedral , Hope Street and

Proposed Itinerary

2.00pm Meet at Medical Institute. Visit Metropolitan Cathedral Meet the Cathedral Architect.

3.00pm Walk towards the Anglican Cathedral via Hope Street, Philharmonic Public House – Philharmonic Hall, Art School, Liverpool School for Performing Arts, , Mornington Terrace.

3.35pm Anglican Cathedral - External tour of Cathedral including the Oratory and

4.00pm Visit the Anglican Cathedral Interior – main spaces, etc. Meet Cathedral Architect

5.00pm Finish and Return to Adelphi Hotel

Hope Street

This street connects the city's core to its main cultural, spiritual and educational quarter. It is home to a number of attractions and institu- Principal Guide Peter de Figueiredo (English Heritage) tions - such as The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the Liverpool Insti- tute of Performing Arts (LIPA) all set in a distinct historic environment which is crowned by the two landmark Cathedrals. The Metropolitan (Roman Catholic) Cathedral sits at one end of Hope Street and Liver- pool (Anglican) Cathedral at the other end.