Basic Site Details

Name: Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, first competition
City or county: Liverpool
Country: England
Parish:  
Status:  
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Notes: Assessor Ewan Christian. Over 100 designs submitted

The first competition, held in 1884-1886, for a new Anglican Cathedral on a site near St George’s Hall, Liverpool, was a disaster. Only after the prize had been awarded to Sir William Emerson for a Gothic design surmounted by a dome did the committee realise the absurdity of placing two major buildings so close together and abandoned the project in 1888

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Cathedral  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 11886  Limited competition held - 3 invited to submit plans

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 20Alfred Waterhouse  1884 Shortlisted competition design
Item 2 of 20Frank Loughborough Pearson  1884 Shortlisted competition design
Item 3 of 20John Oldrid Scott  1884  
Item 4 of 20Edward Graham Paley C1884 Shortlisted competition design
Item 5 of 20Hubert James Austin C1884 Shortlisted competition design
Item 6 of 20Paley & Austin C1884 Shortlisted competition design
Item 7 of 20Benjamin Ingelow D1884  
Item 8 of 20Carpenter & Ingelow D1884  
Item 9 of 20Richard Herbert Carpenter D1884  
Item 10 of 20Clarke & Micklethwaite E1884  
Item 11 of 20John Thomas Micklethwaite E1884  
Item 12 of 20Somers Clarke E1884  
Item 13 of 20(Sir) Arthur William Blomfield  1886  
Item 14 of 20(Sir) William Emerson  1886 Winning competition design
Item 15 of 20James Brooks  1886 Shortlisted competition design
Item 16 of 20Bodley & Garner A1886 Shortlisted competition design
Item 17 of 20George Frederick Bodley A1886 Shortlisted competition design
Item 18 of 20Thomas Garner A1886 Shortlisted competition design
Item 19 of 20James Murdoch Hay B1886 Submitted plans uninvited and was not considered by Christian
Item 20 of 20W & J Hay B1886 Submitted plans uninvited and was not considered by Christian

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Bassin, Joan Architectural competitions in 19th century England   
Item 2 of 2Harper, Roger H1983Victorian Architectural Competitions: An Index to British and Irish Architectural Competitions… London: Mansell Publishing 

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 7Builder1884  XLVII pp251, 316, 516 & 780
Item 2 of 7Builder1884XLVI p740
Item 3 of 7Builder9 October 1886LI Hays' design
Item 4 of 7BuilderEarly 1886L L pp230, 232-7i, 240-1i, 244-5i, 248-9i, 261, 266, 267, 270-1, 274-5i, 278-9i, 304-5i, 341i, 370i, 372-3i, 376-7i & 520-1i
Item 5 of 7BuilderLate 1886LI LI pp43, 650, 763, 834 & 878
Item 6 of 7BuilderEarly 1887LII pp5, 74, 100, 249, 266, 301, 331, 347, 368 & 419
Item 7 of 7BuilderEarly 1888LIV pp117, 133, 173, 262, 278 & 304i