Liverpool’s Catholic cathedral has listing upgraded to Grade I

The cathedral was once likened to ‘a gargantuan concrete aberration from the Apollo space programme’. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

It’s known locally as the “Wigwam” or the “Mersey Funnel”, although one architect also likened it to “a gargantuan concrete aberration from the Apollo space programme”.

Love it or not, Liverpool’s Catholic cathedral can now be regarded as one of the most important buildings in the UK.