Person    | Male  Born 23/1/1745  Died 18/11/1814

William Jessop

Categories: Engineering

Countries: Ireland

Civil engineer. Born Devon. Worked for Smeaton, first as an apprentice and then as assistant until 1772. Promoted cast iron as a constructional material. Built the Grand Canal in Ireland. Built the Surrey Iron Railway which opened in 1803.  Worked on the West India docks in London. Died Derbyshire.

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William Jessop

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Skempton Building plaques

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John Scott Russell

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Nine Elms Motive Power

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Wrekin

Wrekin

From their website: "Wrekin is a leading UK designer, manufacturer and supplier of specialist products for the civil engineering industry.". In business for over 30 years (in 2021).

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John Peake Knight

John Peake Knight

Inventor of the world's first traffic lights. Engineer and railway manager from Nottingham.

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