Robert K. Leigh

Robert Kennaway Leigh was a Hong Kong architect and director of Leigh & Orange.

Leigh joined the architecture firm Sharp & Danby (name later changed to Leigh & Orange) in 1882. Under Leigh, the firm established reputation for institutional or 'public' work, such as the Clock Tower Fountain in Statue Square, the Praya Reclamation Scheme, Queen's Building,[1] the adjacent Prince's Building,[2] Robert Leigh retired from the firm in 1904.

Leigh was also an unofficial members elected to the Sanitary Board in 1894.

References

  1. ↑ "From British Colonization to Japanese Invasion" (PDF). HKIA Journal (45: 50 years of Hong Kong Institute of Architects): 45. 2006-05-30.
  2. ↑ "From British Colonization to Japanese Invasion" (PDF). HKIA Journal (45: 50 years of Hong Kong Institute of Architects): 47. 2006-05-30.
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