Goodbye, Liverpool!

On our last morning in Liverpool, we walked a few blocks to take a look at the largest cathedral in England, and the 5th largest cathedral in the world. If you zoom into the photo below you can see a blue dot to the left of the arch under the central tower. That blue dot is a large SUV. 

Liverpool Cathedral

We walked in the garden and graveyard around the cathedral. The gravestones are very old (dating back to the early 1800s) and were scattered around the garden. 

Gravestones on Liverpool Cathedral's grounds 

You can tell Spring was on its way as the daffodils were spouting!

Gravestones and daffodils

We learned that the cathedral build was begun in the early 1900s and, because of the wars, not completed until 1978. Bill and I couldnt figure out where are the gravestones were from, as they predate the beginning of the cathedral. Our best guess is that this was a site of a much earlier church and that the booming town of Liverpool wanted to show the world its wealth and grandeur, so they decided to build the largest cathedral in England. Once the cathedral was begun, Liverpool was devastated by two world wars and the German bombing during WWII, which delayed the completion of the cathedral.  

Inside Liverpool Cathedral

The church was indeed large and impressive. However, because it is so new, we didn't find it has the charm of smaller, older churches and cathedrals. If you ever find yourself in Liverpool, it's definitely worth a gander, though!