St Columb's Cathedral

The Anglican Cathedral was built between 1628 and 1633. The wonderful effigies are carved in stone and marble and the cathedral itself is built in stone gray and green schist walls. It was the first Reformist church to be built in Britain and Ireland and is the oldest building in Londonderry-Derry. By the entrance to St Columb's Court under the steeple, you can see an original stone that was laid in 1633. It commemorates the completion of the temple with the inscription: "If stones could talk they would sing praises from London for those who built this church and city of nothing. " In 1689 during the siege of the city, the Cathedral of St.