
The Building of Liverpool Cathedral
Peter Kennerley(Author)
Carnegie Publishing Ltd
3rd Edition
Published on 25. February 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-1-85936-173-3 (ISBN)
Description
Liverpool Cathedral is one of the largest and greatest church buildings in the world. Visitors marvel both at the scale and beauty of the great interior, while the building's towering profile dominates the skyline for miles around. This magnificent place of worship was planned and built entirely during the twentieth century, and its construction is therefore fully documented in thousands of letters, papers and photographs. Former Cathedral Education Officer Peter Kennerley has had unlimited access to the vast archives and he has woven the facts into a fascinating and lively narrative which truly brings the characters and events to life. What soon becomes clear is that there are two separate but interwoven threads running through this unique chronicle.First, there is the story of the building itself - its architect and the hundreds of craftsmen who worked in stone, brick, wood and glass. Second, there is also the broader story of the building of a cathedral community in the heart of a great modern city. No one reading this brilliant account could fail to be awed by the vision that conceived of such a structure, nor by the skill and tenacity that went into its creation.
It is small wonder that it still plays such an important part in the life of Liverpool in the twenty-first century. The text is complemented by a stunning array of rare and beautiful illustrations. This new edition includes a postscript from the new Dean, the Very Reverend Justin Wilby.
Liverpool Cathedral is one of the largest and greatest church buildings in the world. Visitors marvel both at the scale and beauty of the great interior, while the building's towering profile dominates the skyline for miles around. This magnificent place of worship was planned and built entirely during the twentieth century, and its construction is therefore fully documented in thousands of letters, papers and photographs. Former Cathedral Education Officer Peter Kennerley has had unlimited access to the vast archives and he has woven the facts into a fascinating and lively narrative which truly brings the characters and events to life. What soon becomes clear is that there are two separate but interwoven threads running through this unique chronicle.First, there is the story of the building itself - its architect and the hundreds of craftsmen who worked in stone, brick, wood and glass. Second, there is also the broader story of the building of a cathedral community in the heart of a great modern city. No one reading this brilliant account could fail to be awed by the vision that conceived of such a structure, nor by the skill and tenacity that went into its creation.
It is small wonder that it still plays such an important part in the life of Liverpool in the twenty-first century. The text is complemented by a stunning array of rare and beautiful illustrations. This new edition includes a postscript from the new Dean, the Very Reverend Justin Wilby.
It is small wonder that it still plays such an important part in the life of Liverpool in the twenty-first century. The text is complemented by a stunning array of rare and beautiful illustrations. This new edition includes a postscript from the new Dean, the Very Reverend Justin Wilby.
Liverpool Cathedral is one of the largest and greatest church buildings in the world. Visitors marvel both at the scale and beauty of the great interior, while the building's towering profile dominates the skyline for miles around. This magnificent place of worship was planned and built entirely during the twentieth century, and its construction is therefore fully documented in thousands of letters, papers and photographs. Former Cathedral Education Officer Peter Kennerley has had unlimited access to the vast archives and he has woven the facts into a fascinating and lively narrative which truly brings the characters and events to life. What soon becomes clear is that there are two separate but interwoven threads running through this unique chronicle.First, there is the story of the building itself - its architect and the hundreds of craftsmen who worked in stone, brick, wood and glass. Second, there is also the broader story of the building of a cathedral community in the heart of a great modern city. No one reading this brilliant account could fail to be awed by the vision that conceived of such a structure, nor by the skill and tenacity that went into its creation.
It is small wonder that it still plays such an important part in the life of Liverpool in the twenty-first century. The text is complemented by a stunning array of rare and beautiful illustrations. This new edition includes a postscript from the new Dean, the Very Reverend Justin Wilby.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Lancaster
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
250
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 169 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85936-173-3 (9781859361733)
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Peter Kennerley
The Building of Liverpool Cathedral
Book
12/2001
Carnegie Publishing Ltd
€32.40
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Content
Preface page vii 1 'The time has arrived' 1 2 Choosing an architect 13 3 Laying foundations 27 4 Lady Chapel 41 5 The Great War and a Chancel 53 6 Consecration 69 7 Two sides of a brick wall 81 8 'Specially conspicuous' 99 9 Fixtures and fittings 109 10 'Keep going ...' 133 11 Solemn Entrance 153 12 All Clear 167 13 'But the continuing ...' 177 14 'Not stones ... but life' 189 15 'Until it be thoroughly finished' 203 16 Comings and goings 215 17 Over the road 225 18 A Living Cathedral 235 19 'The Great Risk-Taker' 249 20 'Liberty to Grow' 277 Postscript by the Very Reverend Justin Welby, Sixth Dean 283 Bibliographical note, acknowledgements and note on the illustrations 285