On day one of this tour of Newcastle I posted a photo of Queens Wharf and in the background is the Christ Church Cathedral. http://365project.org/onewing/topics/2014-08-01
Here in today's shot you can see the tower of the cathedral peeping out from behind the houses, taken at dusk.
The present cathedral replaced an earlier Christ Church, built in 1817. When the Diocese of Newcastle was created in 1847, the original Christ Church became a cathedral and William Tyrell was appointed first Bishop of Newcastle (1848–79). Due to the poor condition of the original building and the growing population of the city, it was decided to build a new cathedral and a design competition was held in 1868. It was won by architects Terry and Speechley from Melbourne, but they had seriously underestimated the cost of their design and accordingly the plans of John Horbury Hunt were adopted instead. His design was for a cruciform Victorian Gothic style building with a central tower and spire over the central crossing. Work started in 1883 and the older building was demolished the following year. A temporary building was constructed nearby for services until the new cathedral could be completed and consecrated in 1902. The tower was not added until 1979, minus the planned spire. The building was damaged during an earthquake in 1989 and since been repaired.
Thanks for your comments and favs. sorry for the group reply again, been a bit slack this week as we have been out so much. Trying desperately to catch up today and want to spend the time checking out your photos.
I took this photo from the middle of town and so you can only see the tower, but from up on the hill the whole cathedral can be seen lit up and it looks very impressive. Must go back again at night and check it out.