The places that make Liverpool: Royal Liver Building, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool Cathedral and more, with what is on there next.
The waterfront building that opened on 19 July 1911, with a clock tower at each end topped by a copper Liver bird. It stands at the Pier Head with the Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building beside it, the group called the Three Graces. The owners run tours and a cafe inside.
The old dock on the Mersey that Prince Albert opened in 1846, built to the plans of the engineer Jesse Hartley, with five warehouse blocks finished in 1848. The warehouses have been Grade I listed since 1952. Today they hold restaurants and shops, the Beatles Story, and the Pump House pub in a hydraulic pumping station from 1878.
The Anglican cathedral on St James's Mount, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott and built between 1904 and 1978. Its tower is about 101 metres high, and the cathedral calls itself Britain's largest. Services are held through the week, and the cathedral stages seasonal light shows.
The round Catholic cathedral on Mount Pleasant, designed by Frederick Gibberd after a competition in 1959. Building began in 1962 and it was consecrated on 14 May 1967. A 16-sided lantern known as the Crown of Glass rises over the altar, with stained glass by John Piper and Patrick Reyntiens. Entry is free; donations are welcome.
The city's own history museum, which opened on 19 June 2011 on Mann Island at the Pier Head. It was designed by the Danish firm 3XN. Four big galleries tell the story of the port, the city, its people and its culture, and Little Liverpool is for children under six. National Museums Liverpool keeps it free to enter; special exhibitions may need a ticket.
The gallery of modern and contemporary art that opened in the Albert Dock in 1988. The displays are free, with no booking. While the Dock building is redeveloped, the gallery is open at RIBA North on Mann Island, and Tate says it will return to the Royal Albert Dock in 2027.
The neoclassical hall opposite Lime Street station, opened in 1854 and designed by Harvey Lonsdale Elmes, with Charles Cockerell finishing the interior. It is Grade I listed. The Great Hall has a floor of Minton tiles, usually kept under a protective cover, and the building also holds a concert room and the old law courts.
The museum about the band on the Royal Albert Dock, with recreations of Hamburg, the Cavern Club and Abbey Road Studios and original memorabilia. The museum says it is preparing a new home in the city centre for 2028.
