Heritage30-45 minutes
Christ Church Cathedral
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About
The Church of Ireland cathedral on Cathedral Square, designed by John Roberts and built between 1773 and 1779. Roberts also designed the Catholic cathedral five minutes away and several Mall townhouses, making him the only architect to design both Catholic and Anglican cathedrals in the same city.
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Highlights
- ✓John Roberts (1714-96) was Waterford's most prolific Georgian architect
- ✓Plasterwork and the 1817 Thomas Elliot organ
- ✓Beside the Medieval Museum
Tips
- →Free to attend services; to look around as a visitor, the cathedral asks you to buy the Freedom of Waterford Pass, which also covers the Treasures museums and the EPIC walking tour
- →Confirm Sunday service times before visiting on a Sunday morning
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