Civil engineer. Born Falkirk and studied at Glasgow University. Came to London in 1800 where he became apprentice to his uncle Ralph Walker working on the construction of the West and East India Docks. He went on to work on Commercial Road, Surrey Commercial Docks, 22 lighthouses, and many other projects both in London and beyond.
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James Walker
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James Walker
{On the front of the plinth:} James Walker, 1781 - 1862 Engineer Greenland Do...
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Michelangelo
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Steve Hudson
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William Henry Barlow
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James Watt
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Perceval Holt, M.Inst., CE
Hackney's Borough Engineer in 1938. Architect of the Elsdale Street building. Also designed the mid 1930s Public Baths at Hackney Wick in Eastway and the  late 1930s public convenience at the junct...
1 memorial
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