Austin Barugh Botterill was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England in 1877 and was articled to Henry Crisp (1825-1896) and George Oatley (1863-1950) of Crisp & Oatley in Bristol from 1895 to 1899. He then worked as an assistant to Oatley in Edinburgh in 1899-1900; to Alfred William Stephens Cross (1858-1932) in 1901-02; to the L.C.C. Architect's Department in 1902-03; and to Oatley and George Churchus Lawrence (1872-1938) of Oatley & Lawrence in Bristol from 1903 to 1906. Botterill qualified as an architect in 1901 and was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1902. He died in Tunbridge Wells, Kent on 25 December 1963.
Houses at Fishponds, Knowle, and St. John's Lane, Bedminster, In connection with the City of Bristol Housing Scheme. 1920-23. [Source: Who's Who in Architecture 1923]
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 1: A-K. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001