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Cecil Walter Wood

Cecil Walter Wood

Retiring by nature, Cecil Wood found himself embroiled in controversy after his eclectic design for St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington, was finalised in 1945.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: PAColl-6585-58

Photograph by Standish and Preece

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Ruth M. Helms. 'Wood, Cecil Walter', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2170/cecil-walter-wood (accessed 4 June 2026).