Wellington - Old St Paul's Church

Beyond this is Old St Paul's Church (1866; Anglican), perhaps the finest of the churches built for Bishop Selwyn by Frederick Thatcher. Externally a plain white wooden building in neo-Gothic (Early English) style, it has a charming interior in which the beauty of the wood is enhanced by the use of light. Originally Thorndon's parish church, it became Wellington's cathedral until it was superseded in 1972 by the present cathedral opposite the National Library.