Lawson's design for the first church, by the time of its completion the third church in Dunedin, was not without criticism, and some members of the Presbyterian congregation for whom it was designed felt the flamboyantly decorated Gothic style too extravagant for religious worship.
Lawson's design for the first church was not without criticism. This was by the time of its completion the third church in Dunedin. Some members of the Presbyterian congregation for whom it was designed felt the flamboyantly decorated Gothic style. This flamboyantly decorated Gothic style was too extravagant for religious worship.