Correspondence.
To the Editor of the Lyttelton Times,
Sir, —The gentleman signing •"•Architect" to his letter in Saturday's paper must be joking. Perhaps he was not in Canterbury when Lyttelton Church was built. It was doomed un-protbssional to furnish competitive designs on that occasion. The church was built and occupied for about six months, then deserted as insecure, left standing for about two years more as ti monument of architectural irujompetoney, and finally pulled down after nearly £2000 had been expended upon the undertaking. .It now only exists in the pretty sketches of Lytteltoh executed by Mr. Norman 'and others. We are still without a church, but my advice would
be, lefc us have competition in design, and thus ascertain what talent we possess in our rapidly advancing province; and I sincerely trust professional gentlemen will not he led away by the con. tracted views set forth in " Architect's" letter, whilst so many opportunities are occurring for the display of architectural ability. I remain, sir, your's obediently, ANTI-HUMBUa. Lyttelton, March 19,1859.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 665, 23 March 1859, Page 4
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