Born Kelso.
Structural engineer. Worked in shipbuilding and boiler design.
Died at a relative's house at Moor Park, Farnham, Surrey.
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Sir Wiliam Fairbairn
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Sir John Hawkshaw
Civil engineer. Born in Leeds. Moved to London in 1850. He worked on canals and railways around the world, and was involved with the proposed channel tunnel of 1872. His best known construction is ...
1 memorial
Rotherhithe Tunnel
Road tunnel crossing under the River Thames, connecting Rotherhithe to the Ratcliff district of Limehouse. Designed by Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice, it was constructed using both a tunnelling 'shield' a...
7 memorials
Major-General William Roy
Military engineer, surveyor, antiquary. Born South Lanarkshire.  Founder of the Ordnance Survey. 1749-55, one of a team that produced "The Duke of Cumberland's Map", commissioned by  George II as ...
Person, Armed Forces, Engineering, History, Science, Scotland
2 memorials
John Bateman
Born near Halifax. Civil engineer. Built canals and reservoirs. Died at home, Moor Park, Farnham. Uncle to Charles La Trobe (1801-75), who travelled widely and became Governor of the colony of Vic...
1 memorial
Thomas Tredgold
Engineer, specialising initially in carpentry and wood. Â Born near Durham.
2 memorials
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