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# ✨ Treasure Hoard: The Concrete Vaulting & Stairs, Liverpool Anglican Cathedral
- URL: https://www.digest.andymarshall.co/treasure-hoard-the-concrete-vaulting-stairs-liverpool-anglican-cathedral/
- Published: 2026-08-31T12:31:46.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-31T12:34:35.000Z
- Description: The journey into the tower is essential. Inside, it feels less like a cathedral than an immense industrial grain silo: cavernous, raw and utterly unexpected.
- Author: Andy  Marshall
- Tags: Treasure, liverpool anglican cathedral, liverpool, lancashire, concrete, #treasure-17

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**Liverpool Anglican Cathedral is Britain’s largest cathedral. Designed in the Gothic style by Giles Gilbert Scott, its traditional exterior conceals a modern behemoth of brick, steel and concrete.**

The journey into the tower is essential. Inside, it feels less like a cathedral than an immense industrial grain silo: cavernous, raw and utterly unexpected. 

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Climbing the stairs is like crossing an alien landscape - more exhilarating than any roller coaster, and certainly not for the faint-hearted.

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