Story: Petre, Francis William

The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch, designed by Francis William Petre

The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch, designed by Francis William Petre

The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch, designed by Francis William Petre.  The cathedral was severely damaged in the February 2011 earthquake.

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Ian J. Lochhead. 'Petre, Francis William', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2p13/petre-francis-william (accessed 27 September 2023)