Liverpool Cathedral

At Hope St's southern end stands the neo-Gothic Liverpool Cathedral, the life work of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960), whose other contributions to the world were the red telephone box, and the power station in London that is now home to the Tate Modern. Size is a big deal here: this is the largest church in Britain and the largest Anglican cathedral in the world.

The central bell is the world's third-largest (with the world's highest and heaviest peal), while the organ, with its 9765 pipes, is probably the world's largest operational model. There are terrific views of Liverpool from the top of the 101m tower.