Rattenbury Island

Rattenbury Island (51˚41'48" 128˚04'50" Off W side of Hecate I, S side of Hakai Pass, S of Bella Bella). The name was adopted by the hydrographic service in 1945 to commemorate architect Francis Mawson Rattenbury (1867–1935). He was born at Leeds and trained in England, immigrating to BC in 1892. A fine draftsman, he soon became the province’s pre-eminent architect, winning a competition for Victoria’s new legislature in 1893. Rattenbury went on to design many other important buildings,...

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