Battered during a period of intense off-shore lows, these entry-ways are alternate entrances to St Andrews, one of two Christian cathedrals in the city centre. Mostly, the leaves have fallen from Liquidamber trees, once freely planted by local councils, but more recently regarded as 'noxious'.
The original foundation stone for this cathedral was laid in 1837 using the plans of one architect, although it was consecrated in 1867 after being supervised by another architect, Edmund Blackett who was very active in the city in the middle of the 19th century. This central part of the city, bounded by George, Druitt, Kent and Bathurst Streets was the site of the first colonial cemetery shown in the two old images from the
City of Sydney site.