An advocate of concrete construction (though he wrote a pamphlet on building wooden churches), his best known design is St Mary of the Angels (Catholic, 1922) of reinforced concrete, in Wellington.[4] Many of his churches are in the Gothic Revival style, for example St Alban's Church in Pauatahanui[5] and the Catholic, St Patrick's Church, Palmerston North which was built in 1925 and renovated and rededicated in 1980 as the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. He was involved with his architectural partner, John Swan, in designing St Gerard's, Wellington.
He practised on his own and in association with many other architects, including his son. Clere continued working until the age of 92, and died on 13 August 1952 at the age of 96.[4]
^"CLERE, Frederick de Jersey 1856–1952". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
^Sheppard, Peter. Restoring Old St Paul's. Wellington: Ministry of Works, 1970, p. 4.
^ ab. St Mary of the Angels. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
^"St Alban's Church (Anglican)". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
^"Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
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frederick, jersey, clere, january, 1856, august, 1952, architect, wellington, zealand, 1936, contents, biography, also, references, external, linksbiography, edithe, born, walsden, near, todmorden, lancashire, trained, architect, before, emigrating, zealand, w. Frederick de Jersey Clere 7 January 1856 13 August 1952 was an architect in Wellington New Zealand Frederick de Jersey Clere c 1936 Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editHe was born in Walsden near Todmorden Lancashire and trained as an architect before emigrating to New Zealand with his family in 1877 1 He was an architect for 58 years in Feilding Wanganui and Wellington In 1883 he was made the Diocesan Architect for the Anglican Church in Wellington designing over 100 churches not only in Wellington but across the lower North Island 2 He built a variety of buildings including the Wellington Harbour Board Head Office and Bond Store and the Wellington Harbour Board Wharf Office Building for the Wellington Harbour Board WHB and also designed schools houses and churches In 1891 he designed the extension to the baptistry of Old St Paul s in Wellington 3 An advocate of concrete construction though he wrote a pamphlet on building wooden churches his best known design is St Mary of the Angels Catholic 1922 of reinforced concrete in Wellington 4 Many of his churches are in the Gothic Revival style for example St Alban s Church in Pauatahanui 5 and the Catholic St Patrick s Church Palmerston North which was built in 1925 and renovated and rededicated in 1980 as the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit He was involved with his architectural partner John Swan in designing St Gerard s Wellington In 1935 he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal 6 He practised on his own and in association with many other architects including his son Clere continued working until the age of 92 and died on 13 August 1952 at the age of 96 4 See also editAll Saints Church Palmerston NorthReferences editArchitect of the angels the churches of Frederick de Jersey Clere by Susan Maclean 2002 Steele Roberts Wellington ISBN 1 877228 68 0 Hints on building wooden churches by Frederick de J Clere 1886 Ffrost amp Manley Wellington a 16 page pamphlet Maclean Susan Clere Frederick de Jersey 1856 1952 Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Ministry for Culture and Heritage Retrieved 7 April 2011 CLERE Frederick de Jersey 1856 1952 Victoria University of Wellington Retrieved 19 June 2012 Sheppard Peter Restoring Old St Paul s Wellington Ministry of Works 1970 p 4 a b Enduring Concrete Award 2010 St Mary of the Angels Church Boulcott Street in Wellington St Mary of the Angels Archived from the original on 8 February 2013 Retrieved 19 June 2012 St Alban s Church Anglican New Zealand Heritage List Rarangi Kōrero Heritage New Zealand Retrieved 10 July 2012 Official jubilee medals Evening Post 6 May 1935 p 4 Retrieved 2 July 2013 External links edit nbsp Media related to Frederick de Jersey Clere at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick de Jersey Clere amp oldid 1156472300, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
