History and Progirss. 



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a large church which can be used for all cathedral pur- 

 poses, and which will hold a congregation of nearly 2,000 

 people. 



Architecturally, the Cathedral will mark an interesting 

 departure from custom. The traditional Gothic type has 

 been abandoned, as it was found that a vast outlay would 

 have been necessary in order to provide a Gothic cathedral 

 of noble design, and at the same time large enough to meet 

 the needs of the overflowing population of a modern city. 



THE NEW CATHEDRAL OF BELFAST (wHEN COMPLETED). 

 (Front a Dra7uittg by Sir Thomas Drew.) 



Belfast Cathedral is to be Basilican in its general type. 

 This primitive model has been found to be far more 

 easily adapted to modern congregational purposes than the 

 mediaeval type, and to be far less costly in proportion to 

 the accommodation provided. 



Sir Thomas Drew writes : "The new Cathedral will have 

 a forty-foot nave. The disposition of its parts will be 

 broader and simpler, with fewer arches springing over wider 



