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 -  St John's Cathedral  -

- History of the St John’s Cathedral -

When St John’s opened for divine service in 1849, it had just been granted the status of cathedral. The final design was prepared

in the Surveyor General’s Office when Charles St G. Cleverly was Surveyor General and built with local labour. The architectural style is a plain

and unadorned adaptation from 13c Early English and Decorated Gothic, the popular revivalist style for churches at the time.

The chancel was shorter before the extension of 1873 took it to the present length . During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong

from 1941 to 1945 , the Cathedral was converted into a club for the Japanese. Fortunately , some of the fittings had been

removed before this happened but none of the pre-war stained glass windows survived , many of which had been

designed by the English firm of William Morris. The cost of restoration after the war was met by donations from the community .

   [ see the website of St John's Cathedral  ]                       

The pulpit dates from 1898 . The canopy above is

part of the original Bishop 's Throne .

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