Nelson Cathedral

So it's been, what, weeks since we have seen a cathedral, and when we read (seriously) that Nelson has an Art Deco cathedral, we knew we had to see it. It sits atop a hill, Church Hill, in a beautiful park, with a commanding view over the city.

West facade; hmm, well, the square top night suggest Art
Deco; Gothic Art Deco?

Integral buttresses; flying would hardly do in an Art Deco
structure, right?

Interior stern shot; painted wooded ceiling, matching piers;
well the mauve maybe is somewhat Art Deco

Starboard transept, with maze, just like at
Chartres

Looking abaft, through the choir (no misericords!), from the
altar

Port transept, overwhelmed by the organ

Rose window? Is this what an Art Deco rose window would
look like?

History of the building; something went
terribly, terribly wrong...

Elevation; we couldn't decide whether it is a
blind gallery or a blind triforium, but it's
definitely blind

Bell tower

As seen from town; we didn't quite grasp what
was Art Deco here, but if Lonely Planet and
Rough Guide say so, then so it must be...and
anyway, we'll be back in France in just a few
more weeks....