Architect. Son of Christchurch architect George Penlington (1865-1932) and brother of Lawrence C Penlington. When he married Eva M Stevens in in 1917, he was an army sergeant. The couple lived at 97 Hamilton Road, Hataitai, designed by Penlington. He became a clerk of works, and later Assistant Government Architect, under Patterson. He later married Ruby Anscombe, daughter of architect Edmund Anscombe. In 1935, he moved into the house he had designed at 16 Hauraki Street, Karori. There was a son of the first marriage (Frank, died aged 21) and the son of the second marriage, John Penlington (b. 1940), also became an architect.
Penlington, George Felgate, 1892-1979
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[Anscombe, Edmund], 1874-1948 :[Competition design for new Parliamentary Buildings. 1911].
Date: 1911
By: Anscombe, Edmund, 1874-1948; Penlington, George Felgate, 1892-1979; Atkins, J C, active 2002; Atkins, Sue, active 2002
Reference: D-009-012
Description: Shows a perspective drawing of Parliament Buildings as seen from the corner of Molesworth Street and Lambton Quay. The base and columns appear much as they were built and were similar on many of the competition entries, as was the central high dome shown here. The main entry steps lead to an entrance porch topped with a weighty pediment. The ends of the two wings emanating from the centre are topped with smaller domes from each of which flies a flag. The foreground detail shows planned plantings of trees and flower beds, a curved driveway, with an open motorcar and a horsedrawn carriage. Four statues of nude female figures grace the grounds. Identity of the artist confirmed by an illustration of the work in "Progress", volume 9, April 1914, page 1014. A photographic copy of the image is held at PAColl-8721, in a collection of photographs of plans, drawings and completed buildings by Edmund Anscombe Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and Chinese white on paper, on canvas backing, 755 x 1110 mm. Provenance: The painting had been kept in the garage of the property and was found in a garden shed at their house at 16 Hauraki Street, Karori, in 1979; the previous owner (and designer) of the house was Mr George F Penlington, son-in-law of Edmund Anscombe (and son of George Penlington (1865-1932), a Christchurch architect).