Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
ENGLAND, Robert West b.1838
ENGLAND, Robert West b.1838
Born Leamington, Warwickshire, trained as a builder. Arrived Lyttelton 1860 on the Robert Small and with his brother at first and then on his own worked as a building contractor in Lyttelton until 1870 and in Christchurch. In 1881 became a timber merchant; was on Christchurch City Council 1880–83. Exhibited with CSA 1889–1905.