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Westoe, Rangitīkei

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Westoe, Rangitīkei

The politician William Fox painted this watercolour of his house – Westoe, named after his English birthplace. The house was completed in 1874, and is still standing in the early 2000s. William and Sarah Fox lived in the house until the mid-1880s, then spent their last years in Auckland.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: WC-050

by William Fox

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui places – Lower Rangitīkei, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/18991/westoe-rangitikei (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Diana Beaglehole, published 3 March 2009, updated 15 June 2015.