Last Friday as I passed through Hobart on my way to Oatlands it was such a beautiful day that I felt like taking some photographs of St David’s. As I framed them a passer-by stopped to say. “You would get better photos on the inside.” She said that it might be possible to take photos inside the cathedral if I asked. I didn’t that day as I had luggage with me but I may go back another day and see if I can. I’ve never been inside the main part of the cathedral though I’ve often meant to. I like church architecture although I don’t really care for organised religion.
St David's Cathedral, 23 Murray Street, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
Architecture is so interesting. the slide show is a nice feature. Do you know how long the cathedral has been there? And Oatlands is an interesting name as well, does the name signify anything like a person or agricultural area?
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According to the website the foundation stone for the present cathedral was laid in 1868 but the building took many years. There was an earlier St Davids on the site which this church replaced. http://saintdavids.org.au/past-present/history/
Oatlands was named by Governor Macquarie and the story goes that he named it for a grain growing area in his native Scotland. Here is a link to another blog about it. http://ontheconvicttrail.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/oatlands.html . It is a really interesting old town with loads of Georgian buildings most of which are still in use.
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Thanks for the information. I checked out the blog on the convict trail. Very nice.
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