Biography: Bestall, Leonard Delabere

The Bestall and Griffin drapery business in Napier, where Leonard Delabere Bestall worked from 1920

Using this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, Auckland Star Collection (PAColl-3752)

Reference: 1/1-002962; G

Photograph by William Henry Thomas Partington

How to cite this page

Robert McGregor. 'Bestall, Leonard Delabere', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2750/the-bestall-and-griffin-drapery-business-in-napier-where-leonard-delabere-bestall (accessed 4 June 2026).