y ". ▁Thus , ▁he ▁" urg ed ▁his ▁people ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁holy ▁work ▁of ▁building , ▁to ▁the ▁glory ▁of ▁God , ▁a ▁stat ely ▁church ", ▁a ▁place ▁which ▁would ▁offer ▁refuge ▁to ▁the ▁many ▁poor ▁that ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁surrounding ▁ten ements . ▁ ▁The ▁foundation ▁stone ▁of ▁the ▁C athedral ▁was ▁laid ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁George ▁Gilbert ▁Scott ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁or ▁Dec or ated ▁period ▁of ▁Goth ic ▁architecture . ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁exceed ed ▁£ 1 4 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁ten ▁years ▁passed ▁before ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁could ▁pay ▁off ▁all ▁the ▁deb ts ▁in cur red . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁dedicated ▁on ▁All ▁Sain ts ▁Day , ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁ ▁St . ▁Paul ' s ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁c athedral ▁status ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁category ▁A ▁listed ▁building . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁pe al ▁of ▁ 8 ▁b ells ; ▁ ▁the ▁ten or ▁bell ▁we igh s ▁ 2 3 ▁c wt . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁St . ▁Paul ' s ▁C athedral , ▁D und ee ▁ ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Ang lic