Unseen photographs of Liverpool's Metropolitan Cathedral under construction

"It commands the Liverpool skyline and is visible for miles around"

Construction worker Gordan Mosses (right) with workmates.(Image: Gordon Mosses)

Since the 1960s, thousands of locals and tourists have visited one of Liverpool’s most famous landmarks. The Metropolitan Cathedral, located on Mount Pleasant, opened in 1967 and is the largest Catholic Cathedral in England.

The building was built between 1962 and 1967 and is known officially as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King but is also affectionately known as "Paddy's Wigwam" by Scousers. ECHO reader Gordon Mosses, 87, who worked on the University of Liverpool’s new engineering building between 1962 and 1963 shared unseen photographs of the construction of the cathedral.

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