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Holy Trinity Avonside
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Holy Trinity Avonside was a heritage-listed Anglican church located in the Avonside Parish, Christchurch, New Zealand. It was registered as a "Historic Place – Category I" by the New Zealand Historic
Holy Trinity Avonside in 2008, prior to its 2011 demolition
Holy Trinity Avonside in 2008, prior to its 2011 demolition
The original Avonside Church in ca 1857
The original Avonside Church in ca 1857
The 1876 part of the church, designed by Mountfort, collapsed while repairs were under way
The 1876 part of the church, designed by Mountfort, collapsed while repairs were under way
Benjamin Mountfort
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Benjamin Woolfield Mountfort was an English emigrant to New Zealand, where he became one of the country's most prominent 19th-century architects. He was instrumental in shaping the city of Christchurc
Holy Trinity Avonside
…by Bishop Harper. The land for the church had been provided by John and Elizabeth Stace, who had arrived in Lyttelton on the Nugent in 1851. Architect Benjamin Mountfort, a parishioner, designed additions to the church including a bell tower and timber vestry in 1869. Around 1873, further Mountfort-designed additions…
Canterbury College, designed by Benjamin Mountfort in 1877, is dominated by a central clock tower, with a medieval style great hall to the right.
Canterbury College, designed by Benjamin Mountfort in 1877, is dominated by a central clock tower, with a medieval style great hall to the right.
Canterbury College, The Great Hall, pictured to the right of illustration above
Canterbury College, The Great Hall, pictured to the right of illustration above
St Augustine's Church in Waimate. Mountfort's Gothic in wood, designed in 1872, has the campanile of a medieval cathedral in miniature, neighboured by
St Augustine's Church in Waimate. Mountfort's Gothic in wood, designed in 1872, has the campanile of a medieval cathedral in miniature, neighboured by the roof of a chateau, entered by the lychgate of an English parish church, all successfully harmonised into a New Zealand landscape.
The construction of ChristChurch Cathedral, designed by George Gilbert Scott, was supervised by Benjamin Mountfort who designed the spire.
The construction of ChristChurch Cathedral, designed by George Gilbert Scott, was supervised by Benjamin Mountfort who designed the spire.