Francis Petre

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Francis Petre

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3(1847-1918).  Born in Petone to one of England's oldest Catholic families.  He was educated in England and France and trained as an architect 1864-69.  In 1872 he returned to New Zealand as a railway engineer, before starting his own architectural and engineering practice in 1875.  In 1877 his first major commission was St Dominic's Priory, built in monolithic concrete.  He thus became the leading Catholic Church architect in New Zealand, most importantly the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch 1901-05.  He also built many houses and was a pioneer in the use of concrete in New Zealand.

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