Christ Church Cathedral

The massive brick and stone Christ Church Cathedral with its brightly painted, corrugated-metal roof and attractive stained-glass windows is undoubtedly Stanley's most distinguished landmark. Plaques along the walls honor the memory of local men who served in the British forces in WWI and WWII, as well as the great and good of the Falklands.

The stained glass windows are the church's most vivid feature. As you enter from the main door you face the Post Liberation Memorial Window with the Falklands crest and the islands motto 'Desire the Right'. Below are the crests of the various British forces involved in the 1982 conflict and, below that, illustrations of three features of the Falklands and South Georgia: the Cathedral and Whalebone Arch represent Stanley; a typical farm settlement represents 'camp' (areas outside of Stanley); and the Grytviken Church and surrounding mountains are for South Georgia. At the other end of the same (south) wall is the charming Mary Watson window, dedicated to a much-loved district nurse standing with her bicycle at the ready.