Christ Church, Revisited

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One of the oldest churches in the city, Christ Church Cathedral is a nice example of Gothic Revival.

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As is blatant in the front portals and tower, there were later, early Twentieth Century additions, creating one of the few errors in Compton and Dry: a tall, pointed spire that was never built but speculatively and incorrectly attached to the church in 1875-6. Also, the side chapel was renovated in the Modernist style.

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And I always enjoy the way the light reflects off the windows of the Shell Building across the street.

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