We caught the train down to Sydney to attend the Cathedral yesterday. Waiting for the congregation to gather and the service to start. Won't be too long, the bells have started ringing.
@St Andrews Cathedral, Sydney
We passed through Bakers Swamp without noticing anything. Then reached our last dot on the map for this trip - Larras Lee and saw this. The roadside monument says: In Memory of WILLIAM LEE (1794 - 1870) of "Larras Lake" a pioneer of the sheep and cattle industry and first member for Roxburgh under responsible government (1856 - 1859). This stone was erected by his descendants. --- 1938 --- This is a repost from a few days ago. Thinking I would use this for this week’s Taphophile Tragics post I dug a little further into William Lee’s story, it’s a very colonial Australian one. William was born of convict parents, living his childhood years around the Sydney region. In his early 20s he was issued with some government cattle, recommended as a suitable settler and granted 134 acres at Kelso near Bathurst. He was one of the first in the area and did well. A few years later he was granted a ram and an inc...
Gothic arches galore in there!
ReplyDeleteThey do draw the eye upwards.
DeleteLovely architecture and stained windows.
ReplyDeleteI like the effect of stained glass but never contemplate the actual image.
DeleteThis cathedral looks, sadly, too big for its congregation.
ReplyDeleteActually all of those pews were full before the start of the service. The photo was taken 20-30 mins before the start. The bells start ringing a half hour before.
DeleteBeautiful light.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful light is always a photographers delight.
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