page_title: William Armson
section_title: Early years
hierarchical_section_title: William Armson / Early years
caption_attribution_description: Cashel Street mall in Christchurch (Fri 24-9-2010).
context_page_description: William Barnett Armson was an architect, surveyor, engineer in colonial New Zealand. A co-founder of the Canterbury Association of Architects, and an architect to the provincial government, he established the architectural firm of Armson, Collins and Harman in 1870, which remained active until 1993. It was one of the two oldest architectural firms in New Zealand. His most important work was the Bank of New Zealand building in Dunedin.
context_section_description: Armson was born in London, England. His father, Francis William Armson, was a surveyor, builder, and later an architect. His mother was Jane Barnett. Armson trained in Melbourne.
caption: Guthrey Centre in Christchurch
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