WELLINGTON TOURISM at its best

One of New Zealand’s most significant pieces of architecture and heritage – a neo-gothic cathedral built entirely of native timbers – many tourists visit Old St Paul’s where I work as curator on Sundays.

WELLINGTON TOURISM at its best

One of New Zealand’s most significant pieces of architecture and heritage – a neo-gothic cathedral built entirely of native timbers – many tourists visit Old St Paul’s where I work as curator each Sunday.

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On Sundays I work as the curator at Old St Paul’s in Thorndon. Built in 1866, Old St Paul’s is one of New Zealand’s most significant pieces of architecture and heritage – a neo-gothic cathedral built entirely of native timbers.

Although still consecrated, it ceased to be an Anglican Church in 1964 when it was replaced by the Cathedral of St Paul on adjacent Molesworth Street. The government purchased the dilapidated church, restored it and reopened it in1971 to be managed by the Historic Places Trust .