Walter Panton
Born 1848 - Died 1931
Did a building apprenticeship in England, Lived in United States, then Australia. Moved to Southalnd to be a builder and architect in v 1895 and worked in Dunedin.
By 1905 he was practisingin Timaru. His son Victor (c.1887-1946) joined him in practice in 1909.
Walter was a Licentiate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1911.
Both father and son were registered as architects in New Zealand in 1914.
Worked on the additions to the Empire Hotel on Church Street (1906) and the Timaru Public Library and Borough Council offices.
They designed 1911-12 Tighnafeile for Agnes Matheson of Simon’s Pass Station near Lake Pukaki as their town house. 62 & 62A Wai-iti Road (over the road from The Aigantighe Art Gallery), Timaru in a Jacobean Revival villa.