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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Lee Grimsditch

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Four fourth graces that never made it off the drawing board | History Defined

Liverpool is home to one of the most instantly recognisable skylines in the world.

Arguably the jewel in the city's crown are the Three Graces comprising of the Royal Liver, Cunard, and Port of Liverpool Buildings. The three waterfront icons were constructed at the height of the city's international prestige as a commercial port.

It's been argued that Liverpool was also deprived of a Fourth Grace when in 1948, the decision to demolish and not rebuild the once majestic Custom House was made following its partial destruction during The Blitz. But back in 2002, plans for a new Fourth Grace to be built on the waterfront were unveiled.

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