Old St. Paul's

 This building is "Old St. Paul's" and represents the pioneering-type spirit of Anglicans in New Zealand.  Mormons don't have the corner on the market.  Building Wellington took courage, endurance and seriously independent spirits.  Built in 1866, this was the Parish Church, then enlarged and made into the Anglican Cathedral and used for services in Wellington through 1964.  It is made from now rare NZ timbers; beautiful Rimu and Kauri trees.  It is known as one of the finest examples of a wooden Gothic church in the world.  Why wood?  A place plagued by earthquakes has few better choices.  We have experienced a few smaller earthquakes here and know that our old wooden house also rolls with the punches better than stone or bricks ever could.  The buttresses have helped it also endure the brutal southerly winds.  The glass windows are not really matching and were added after the building was made, whenever a donor was in the mood; so these vary in size and style from each other, a bit like a crazy quilt.  They are still beautiful.