91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Person    | Male  Born 1861  Died 1927

William Charles Copperthwaite

Categories: Engineering

William Charles Copperthwaite

Engineer. 1906 Copperthwaite published "Tunnel shields and the use of compressed air in subaqueous works".

2021: We were kindly contacted by Christopher Nobbs (great-nephew of Copperthwaite) who wrote: "William Charles Copperthwaite (1861 – 1927) was the eldest son of Harold Copperthwaite (Engineer for the North Eastern Railway until 1899). He married Alice Holroyd, daughter of William Holroyd of Leeds."

Christopher has also provided some information to the : Copperthwaite was the supervising Engineer for the LCC at the time (1909-16) that the Vauxhall Bridge was constructed. 

Christopher's son Charlie sent us this photo of the portrait that the Nobbs family hold, by Sir Charles Holroyd (related to Alice) of Copperthwaite with the Vauxhall Bridge construction in the background.

Our thanks to Chris and Charlie for their generous assistance.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
William Charles Copperthwaite

Commemorated ati

Greenwich Foot Tunnel - north

There is an identical plaque at the entrance to the tunnel on the south bank ...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Greenwich Foot Tunnel - south

There is an identical plaque at the entrance to the tunnel on the north bank ...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Other Subjects

Henry Boot Southern Limited

Henry Boot Southern Limited

Contractor active in the 1980s. According to the Companies House website this company was originally formed on 2 March 1910 as Henry Boot & Sons (Civil Engineering) Limited until 31 December 1...

Group, Engineering, Property

1 memorial
William Harnett Blanch

William Harnett Blanch

Historian. Born into a family of gun and rifle manufacturers, he was a prolific writer of books, mainly about the local history of London. He also founded The London Thirteen Club as a means of de...

Person, Engineering, Literature

1 memorial
New River

New River

The so-called New River is actually an aqueduct built 1609 - 1613 from near Ware, Hertfordshire, to Islington to bring fresh water from country springs to the City. It required a 1602 charter from ...

Place, Engineering, Food & Drink

8 memorials
C. W. Glover & Partners

C. W. Glover & Partners

Consulting Engineers based in SW1, active in 1969.

Group, Engineering

1 memorial
Sir Owen Williams

Sir Owen Williams

Engineer. Born Evan Owen Williams. He was appointed chief consulting civil engineer to the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley. Later he was the principal engineer for the Gravelly Hill Interchang...

Person, Engineering

2 memorials