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William Henry Skinner


William Henry Skinner (1838 – 21 May 1915) was a Welsh architect who migrated to New Zealand.

Skinner was born in 1838 in Newport, Wales. His father was in construction. He grew up in England and attended department of science and art at Imperial College London. He was awarded a bronze medal for 'success in art' in 1859. Skinner migrated to Auckland, New Zealand in 1859 where he worked as a contractor and builder. He built the parsonage for the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Auckland) in 1869. He enlisted in the Royal Rifle Volunteers during the New Zealand Wars and was promoted to major. He died in 1915.


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