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...anticipation of a voyage, or the reading of a map, is enough to start the author "ringing the bell" (to use his phrase) "so to speak, at the front door of heaven." While searching for the sunset on the other side oi a snowy mountain, or for beauty in Liverpool, the author captures a special brand of happiness, which, he says, "can only be caught by hunting for something else...
...July 19, 1904, Edward VII laid the foundation stone of Liverpool Cathedral. Twenty years later, King George and Queen Mary attended the consecration ceremonies of the completed half of the Cathedral−the choir and two transepts...
...rare thing for a Cathedral to be built in Britain. Immortal centuries have fled since the great days of Sir Christopher Wren, but, apparently, the art of Cathedral-building has not been lost. Liverpool Cathedral is the largest ecclesiastical building in Britain, being inferior only to St. Peter's at Rome, and Seville Cathedral in Spain. Moreover, it is said to be the finest example of Gothic architecture in the world, "as impressive as York Minster, as powerful as St. Paul's, as serene as Westminster...
...first time in 700 years England will dedicate a new Cathedral, July 19th, at Liverpool. It will be the fourth* largest in the world, 130 feet longer than the Cathedral of Seville, costing more than $10,000,000 which is to be raised by public subscription. The foundation stone was laid by King Edward in July, 1904. The design, chosen from competition, was the work of a youth, done in his spare time. Gilbert Scott, the designer, grandson of the famed architect Sir Gilbert Scott, was a pupil in an architect's office when the competition was announced; he made...
...Winston Churchill, former Secretary of State for this, that and the other Government department, in a speech at Liverpool, virtually severed his connection with the Liberal Party. Showing strong affection for Conservatism, he appealed for cooperation between the two Parties against Socialism, said the Government was "one vast monument of sham and humbug," called Philip Snowden a "political cuckoo...