Statues - Hither & Thither

Description

The Anglican Cathedral Church of Christ is based on a design by Giles Gilbert Scott and was constructed between 1904 and 1978. The total external length of the building, including the Lady Chapel (dedicated to the Blessed Virgin), is 189 m making it the longest cathedral in the world.

Plan of the Liverpool Cathedral by its architect Gilbert Scott. The numbers refer to the sections below.

1. Rankin Porch

[1] The Servant.	[2] The Merchant and [3] the Builder.	[4] The Labourer.	[5] The Sower Scattering Seed.
[6] The Fisherman.	[7] The Shepherd.	[8] The Steward and [9] the Good Neighbour.	[10] The Servant.

In the keystone shield with monogram GM.

[11] King George V, King of Great-Britain, 1910-1936 (Wikipedia).

[12] Queen Mary, born Princess Victoria Mary of Teck (1867-1963) (Wikipedia).

In the keystone shield with monogram GE.

[13] King George VI, king of Great Britain, 1936-1947 (Wikipedia).

[14] Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002) (Wikipedia).

2. Welshford Porch, 1935-36

Four Evangelists, Four Prophets, St. Paul and King David.

[15] King David, with his harp, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel (Wikipedia) (see also no. 48).	[16] Isaiah, 8th-century BC Israelite prophet (Wikipedia) (see also no. 58). [17] Jeremiah, one of the major prophets (Wikipedia).	[18] Ezekiel, central protagonist of the Book of Ezekiel (Wikipedia).	[19] Daniel, a noble Jewish youth of Jerusalem taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon (Wikipedia).
[20] St. John the Evangelist, conventional name for the author of the Gospel of John - considered to be the same person as John the Apostle (Wikipedia). (see also no. 33)	[21] St. Luke, one of the four Evangelists. His attribute is an ox or bull, usually having wings (Wikipedia).	[22] St. Mark, one the four Evangelists. His attribute is a lion (Wikipedia). St. Matthew, one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the four Evangelists. His attribute is an angel. As patron saint of book-keepers, tax collectors and security forces, he is also depicted with writing utensils (Wikipedia).	[23] St. Paul, the Apostle, (c. 5 - c. 67 ), persecuted the early followers of Jesus before switching sides and seeking to join them. He was instrumental in creating the Christian Church. He is the protector of tent-makers, theologians and the ecclesiastical press and is depicted with a sword. (Wikipedia). (see also nos. 25 and 31).

3. Transepts western facades

[24] St. Aidan of Lindisfarne, with torch and staff (Wikipedia).

[25] St. Paul with his sword (see also nos. 23 and 31).

([26] and [27] Statues at the eastern facades could only be photographed from Hope Street, we didn't know that).

4-5. Choir

Six windows with three statues each: one on each jamb and one in the mullion in the center. The central figures are angels, those on the sides are apostles. The identification of the apostles is not clear.
4. Western facade
North window

[28] St. Bartholomew, with a knife

[29] Crowned angel with sword.

[30] St. Philip the Apostle with bread basket

Central window

[31] St. Paul with his sword (see also nos. 23 and 25).

[32] Angel with trumpet.

[33] St. John the Evangelist,which chalice and eagle (see also no. 20).

South window

[34] St. James the Greater, with pilgrim's staff?

[35] Angel with censer.

[36] St. Peter, with key and church model (see also no. 57).

[37] St. Thomas, with a scroll and a pair of compasses

[38] Angel with sword.

[39] St. Matthew with quill and scroll.

Central window

[40] St. Simon, with a saw

[41] Angel with a torch held upside down.

[42] St. Andrew (the cross is inverted and is actually a symbol of St. Peter).

North window

[43] St. Jude with a club

[44] Angel with shield and staff.

[45] St. Matthias, with an axe

6. Children's Porch

[46] Christ calling the boys Raphael and Tobias

[47] King Josiah with a crown (Wikipedia).	[48] David with a sling (see also no. 15).	[49] Samuel with a lamp to indicate his duties in the Temple (Wikipedia). [50] Timothy with a scroll of the Holy Scripture (Wikipedia.	[51] Boy with the loaves and fishes (from the miracle of the five loaves and two fish, John 6:1–14).

	[52]	[53]
Shields with infants.

7. Ladies Chapel

[54] left

[55] central

[56] right

8. South Window

[57] An apostle: St. Peter with his key (see also no. 36).

[58] A prophet: Isaiah, with the scroll of his prophecies (see also no. 16).

[59] A martyr: St. Stephen with the Holy Scriptures and the stones of his martyrdom.

[60] A representative of the Holy Church: King Alfred with crown, orb, and sceptre.

9. Chapter House

[61] King Solomon (Wikipedia).

[62] Hiram Abiff, the Temple architect (Wikipedia).

[63] Hiram, King of Tyre (Wikipedia).

[64] The High Priest who officiated at the Temple dedication. (the one closest to the choir is hardly seen from the ground)

Sculptors

• Edward Carter Preston (Liverpool 1885 - Liverpool 1965), English sculptor and medallist (Wikipedia).
  
• Lillie Read (no information).

Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, Liverpool Cathedral.
• British Listed Buildings, Anglican Cathedral Church of Christ.
• Vere E. Cotton, Liverpool Cathedral: the official handbook. Liverpool: Liverpool Cathedral Committee, 1932.
• Panagiotis Konikkos, The Carter Prestons and Tyson Smiths: A Liverpool family tree. Specialist Study, Febr. 2014.
• John Thomas, 'The 'Beginnings of a Noble Pile': Liverpool Cathedral's Lady Chapel (1904-10)'. Architectural History 48 (2005), pp. 257-290.

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