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The news programme reports on a Royal visit to Lancashire. Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh tour Liverpool and Manchester as part of a busy programme of events. (1949)

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Sat 2 Apr 194921:45
BBC Television Service

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In 1901, a decision was taken at Liverpool Town Hall to build a new Anglican cathedral. The architect Giles Gilbert Scott won the design competition and construction started in 1904. Gilbert Scott placed the last stone on the tower of the cathedral in 1942, but the building wasn't ready for its completion ceremony until 1978, after work on the nave in the 1960s.

Both Liverpool and Manchester were part of Lancashire until 1974 when, thanks to the 1972 Local Government Act, the counties of Merseyside and Greater Manchester were created.

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  • Fri 1 Apr 194920:00
    BBC Television Service
  • Sat 2 Apr 194921:45
    BBC Television Service

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