St Mary's Church

We drove past the church tonight which located on the corner of Parnell Road and St Stephens Avenue in Parnell. Amazed by the grand structure of the building, we decided to stop by this historical building to take a few snap shots.



This churh is internationally recognised as one of the finest examples of traditional English Gothic architecture in the world.

Although we were there during the night, the structure of the building is still as stunning as ever, especially with the lighting effects...








A park bench just in front of the church surrounded by beautiful flowers.

The church is enhanced by being set among oak trees, apparently planted 160 years ago by Bishop Selwyn. These are couple of photos of the branches with the light shines onto them. Thought they are quite amazing.





It would be amazing to spend some quite time during the day to enjoy the tranquility of the surroundings here. I decided to check out the time that visitors are allowed into the church and found out that for the Holy Trinity Cathedral, a humongous building which is right next door to the church, and the church itself are open to visitors every day unless a special service or event is taking place. The opening time for different seasons are:

Summer (October - March):
Monday - Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm.
Sundays: 11 am to 4 pm.
Winter hours (April - September): close 3.30 pm.

I will make a time to go into the church one day. Watch this space.