Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral wins Getty Foundation grant
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, designed by Sir Frederick Gibberd, has been awarded a £138,000 grant from the Getty Foundation to fund conservation and repair works to the Grade II* listed cathedral.
Purcell are leading the project, which will include a programme of research and conservation to the ‘crown of glass’, the cathedral’s distinctive lantern.
The Getty Foundation is such a renowned organisation and to be awarded this grant as part of their ‘Keeping it Modern’ scheme is an honour. Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral is an exemplar building demonstrating innovative and unique 20th century architecture, and the preservation of the building and the lantern is of the highest importance. I look forward to implementing the money from the grant to ensure that future generations will be able to enjoy and appreciate the building as we do.
— Matthew Dyer, Senior Architect
