Sedilia

From Wellington Cathedral of St Paul

The ten sedilia, the seats for clergy and assisting ministers, beside the altar in the sanctuary, are of moulded concrete. The seat backs, crafted by a team of expert joiners in Wellington, are made from Japanese oak. Each seat back has 28 pieces of wood and most of the design is hand carved. The figures above the seats represent St Peter and St Paul, the saints of God, Christian symbols and, reflecting the Cathedral's New Zealand heritage with two New Zealand birds, the tui and fantail, and from the forest, the kowhai tree and tree fern.