 Much of the excavated soil and stone was used in the reclamation of land which now forms the Southern Endowment of South Dunedin.The church's site, on a promontory of what is left of the hill, commands views to the south across Queen's Gardens towards the Otago Harbour and South Dunedin.The building, in style, was designed in 1862 by Robert Lawson, who also designed the city's Knox Church, which has a similar tower.