Robert K. Leigh
Leigh was born in Umballa, Bengal, India on 7 October 1852, eldest son of Major-General Robert Thomas Leigh, of Ilfracombe and Julia nee Vansandau. He was member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He joined the architecture firm Sharp & Danby (name later changed to Leigh & Orange) in 1882.
Also recorded as Robert Kennaway Leigh
Robert K. Leigh
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Leigh was born in Umballa, Bengal, India on 7 October 1852, eldest son of Major-General Robert Thomas Leigh, of Ilfracombe and Julia nee Vansandau. He was member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He joined the architecture firm Sharp & Danby (name later changed to Leigh & Orange) in 1882.
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Born in 1852, died in 1924.
Leigh (1852–1924) was an architect and civil engineer.
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- 1.From British Colonization to Japanese Invasion. HKIA Journal. 45: 50 years of Hong Kong Institute of Architects. 45. 2006-05-30.
- 2.From British Colonization to Japanese Invasion. HKIA Journal. 45: 50 years of Hong Kong Institute of Architects. 47. 2006-05-30.
- 3.Howard, Joseph Jackson. Visitation of England and Wales, Volume 21. x. 1921.
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