Richard Lewis Roberts was born in Bala, Merionethshire, Wales on 9 June 1864 and was articled to E. Bremer Smith in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. He subsequently commenced practice as an architect in Abercarn in 1895. He was a Member of the Society of Architects (MSA). His address was given as Little Oak Villa, Rogerstone, Monmouthshire in 1914; and The Firs, West End, Abercarn in 1914 and 1923. He died in Islington, London on 5 June 1927
Several in Monmouthshire; three workmen's institutes at Crosskeys, Cwmfelnifach and Newbridge, Monmouthshire; chapels at Blackwood, Newbridge. Pontlianfraith, Cwmcarn, Six Bells, and Maesycwmmer, Monmouthshire.
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 2: L-Z. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001