This is an imposing and large, red brick building, with the entry from the corner of Duke and Victoria Streets (tho Government mapping shows it as 71 Fitzroy Street, Grafton!) There is a multitude of beautiful Stained Glass Windows (probably 30), with some able to swivel, and others having the ability to open at the top of the Gothic arch. The exposed wooden beams of the rafters are very impressive.
There are several Dedication Stones, for various renovations and additions to the original Church/Cathedral.
* Cathedral Extension Foundation: 27 June 1934 (Jubilee Celebrations)
* Memory of architect of Extensions, J. Munnings: 29 September 1937
* Completed Nave and Baptistry: 30 October 1937
* Consecrated 14 September 1959
* Centenary Commemorations: 25 July 1984
Cathedral Extension stone:
This Foundation Stone of the
Cathedral extension was laid
by
Fairfax Bell MA, MB, B.Ch.
on 27th June 1934 during the
Cathedral Jubilee Celebrations
J.W.Ashton MA. DD. Bishop
G.P. Ware Sub-Dean
Memorial Stone for J. Munnings, architect of Extensions:
In Memory of
J.F. Munnings, A.R.I.B.A., FRAIA.
Architect for the extensions
to this Cathedral who died before
the work was complete Twenty
Ninth day of September 1937
Erected by his fellow workers.
Completed Nave and Baptistry stone:
The completed Nave and
the Baptistry
of this Cathedral Church
were Dedicated by
The Bishop of the Diocese
on October 30th 1937.
Consecration of Cathedral Church of Christ stone:
LAUS DEO
This stone was set by the
Right Reverend Kenneth John Clements
Fifth Lord Bishop of Grafton
to mark the Consecration of this
Cathedral Church of Christ
on this fourteenth day of September in the year of our Lord
One Thousand Nine Hundred & Fifty Nine in the presence of
The Most Reverend the Lord Archbishop of Sydney
The Right Reverend Lord Bishop of Newcastle
The Right Reverend Lord Bishop of Armidale
and the clergy and representative laity of the Diocese
A. Edward Ward
Dean
Centenary Commemoration
A.M.D.G.
This Centenary Commemoration Stone
was Dedicated by
The Right Reverend Donald N. Shearman, O.B.E.
Seventh Lord Bishop of Grafton
on
The Feast of St James, Apostle and Martyr
the 25th July, 1984.
The 100th Anniversary of the Opening and Dedication
of
The Cathedral Church of Christ the King
The Very Reverend Richard W. Hurford
Fifth Dean of Grafton.
[There was another 'Foundation Stone' but it was hidden in the shade of bushes at the right-hand side of the entry.]
As mentioned in the 'variables', the main Services are on Sunday, with the "Sung" Eucharist at 8.00 am, and the "Contemporary" Service at 9.30 am. There is also the Holy Eucharist on Wednesdays at 10.00 am.
Indirectly the Church's 'Heritage' site confirms the Commemorative plaque in the Cathedral of the building or opening of the Cathedral in 1884.
Heritage
The Clarence Valley Anglican School - Grafton Campus is directly on the other side of Victoria Street.
Address: 10 Duke Street, Grafton, NSW, 2640, Australia (corner of Victoria St)
Phone: (02) 6642 2844
Visited: 1609 - 1629, Wednesday, 20 December, 2017