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Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon EVATT, Francis (Captain) Born: c1781 Died: 1850 Architect A captain in the 21st Light Dragoons, was also a Government Commissioner at Port Elizabeth from 1820 to 1850 and a magistrate from 1825 to 1850. His importance in the context of architecture is that he designed roofing tiles, know as Port Elizabeth pantiles, in 1826. These were manufactured by James Hancock and became quite widely used in the Eastern Cape for several years, even being exported as far as Cape Town. One T Evatt, the commandant, gave 'an account of the expenses attending the transport of the Wooden Houses from here (England) to Bathurst' (Lewcock 1963:191). (Lewcock 1963:318) All truncated references not fully cited in 'References' are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.