When choosing a venue for a funeral you are not restricted to churches or chapels. Club rooms, community halls, hotels, homes, theatres, parks, gardens or simple graveside services are alternatives. Consider the accessibility of the venue and whether there is room for seating and catering.
Karori Small Chapel
Karori Small Chapel
Designed by noted Wellington architect, John Sydney Swan, this small chapel was built in 1909. There are six stunning stained glass windows designed and crafted in Dublin,
commissioned by William Ferguson. The small chapel seats 24 people, the perfect venue for a close and intimate funeral service or committal.
Karori Cemetery, Old Karori Road
Karori Main Chapel
Old St Paul's
Old St Paul’s
Designed by Rev. Frederick Thatcher and built in 1865 entirely from native timbers, Old St Paul’s is an example of gothic revival architecture. The former cathedral is a magnificent non-denominational venue in central Wellington which seats up to 450 people.
34 Mulgrave Street, Thorndon
St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul’s Cathedral
Cecil Wood was appointed by the Wellington Anglican Diocese as the architect of the new cathedral in 1938. His design was inspired by the Stockholm Town Hall, the Art Deco architecture of Southern California, and the neo-Byzantine-style of Westminster Roman Catholic Cathedral in London. Close to Parliament, the cathedral seats up to 1000 people.
cnr Molesworth & Hill Streets, Thorndon
