Mountfort Ink Drawing: Christchurch Cathedral Exterior Wall

Maker
Benjamin Mountfort
Description
One ink drawing by Benjamin Mountfort of the exterior wall of Christchurch Cathedral, Christchurch including the Harper Chapel. Inscription on reverse reads: "Sketch drawing of outside of Ch.Ch. Cathedral with small Chapel containing tomb of Archbishop Harper on the North side of Cathedral. H. E. Hutton."

Maker
Production place
Christchurch
Collecting unit
Art
Pictorial
Measurements
Area: whole: W x 250 H 360mm (W x 9 13/16 H 14 3/16")
Subject category
Drawings, New Zealand
Christchurch, Churches
New Zealand, Architectural
Researcher comments/remarks
Construction began on Christchurch Cathedral in 1863, though it was delayed due to financial constraints. When building recommenced in 1873, Mountfort was made supervising architect. He was recommended for the job by George Gilbert Scott, who designed the Cathedral. This elevation drawing of the tower and west frontage was drawn by Mountfort. The Cathedral was severely damaged by the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes, when the tower and part of the west front collapsed. The fate of the damaged cathedral was the subject of debate in the initial years after the earthquakes. In storage at Recall. No digital image.
Current rights
No known copyright restrictions
Current rights code
No known copyright restrictions
Other id
169/51
452* See Brief Desc
452* See Brief Desc
418
BWM.1
Catalogue number
452* See Brief Desc
Accession number
1951.169.1
Marks and Inscriptions
Marks/Inscriptions: "B. W. Mountfort, Architect"; Type of mark: Signature and Marks; Notes: Ink
Marks/Inscriptions: "Sketch drawing of outside of Ch.Ch. Cathedral with small Chapel containing tomb of Archbishop Harper on the North side of Cathedral. H. E. Hutton."; Type of mark: Inscription; Notes: Reads

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