Cyril Mountfort

Cyril Julian Mountfort (5 October 1853 – 23 November 1920) was a New Zealand ecclesiastical architect.

Mountfort was born on 5 October 1853;[1] his surname is recorded as 'Mountford' on his birth certificate with registration number 1853/725.

[2] He was educated at Christ's College and then studied architecture under his father, the prominent New Zealand architect, Benjamin Mountfort.

[4] This included taking over his father's position as supervising architect of ChristChurch Cathedral, and he oversaw the building's completion in 1904.

[6][7] On 30 August 1893, Mountfort married Mary Emilie Haworth at St Peter's Anglican Church in Wellington.