For his son, the civil engineer born 1841, see John Clarke Hawkshaw.
Civil engineer from Leeds, Yorkshire, England
John Hawkshaw
John Hawkshaw
Born
9 April 1811 (1811-04-09)
Leeds, Yorkshire
Died
2 June 1891 (1891-06-03) (aged 80)
London
Nationality
English
Occupation
Engineer
Engineering career
Discipline
civil engineer
Institutions
Institution of Civil Engineers (president)
Projects
London Circle Line
Significant design
Suez Canal (inquiry)
Sir John Hawkshaw FRS FRSE FRSA MICE (9 April 1811 – 2 June 1891), was an English civil engineer. He served as President of the Institution of Civil Engineers 1862-63. His most noteworthy work is the Severn Tunnel.
Sir JohnHawkshaw FRS FRSE FRSA MICE (9 April 1811 – 2 June 1891), was an English civil engineer. He served as President of the Institution of Civil Engineers...
been regarded as the crowning achievement of GWR's chief engineer Sir JohnHawkshaw. Prior to the tunnel's construction, lengthy detours were necessary...
maintenance. The bridge is built to a design by William Henry Barlow and JohnHawkshaw, based on an earlier design by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It is a Grade...
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apprenticeships. He helped take down his father's Hungerford Bridge with Sir JohnHawkshaw so the chains are now at Clifton Suspension Bridge. He conducted initial...
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corer, which is still used in geology. Around 1866, William Low and Sir JohnHawkshaw promoted tunnel ideas, but apart from preliminary geological studies...
a sufficient loading gauge for trains. The line's engineer was Sir JohnHawkshaw who was also noted, with W. H. Barlow, for the major re-design and completion...
million (now £468 million). The original building was designed by Sir JohnHawkshaw and John Wolfe-Barry and was characterised by its two Christopher Wren-style...
line took place on 1 December 1863. The station was designed by Sir JohnHawkshaw, and featured a single span wrought iron roof, 510 feet (155 m) long...
extension and designed the company's London terminus at St Pancras. With JohnHawkshaw, he completed Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge. Following...
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company replaced the suspension bridge with a structure designed by Sir JohnHawkshaw, comprising nine spans made of wrought iron lattice girders, which opened...
The Board of Trade set up a 5-man commission (Barlow, Yolland, Sir JohnHawkshaw, Sir William Armstrong and Stokes) to consider what wind loading should...
the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway and was designed by Sir JohnHawkshaw. The bridge was completed on 16 May 1881 at a cost of Rs 45.65 lakhs...
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and was dismantled in 1967–70 The Severn Tunnel, completed in 1886 by JohnHawkshaw on behalf of the Great Western Railway, lies near the Second Severn...
harbour works for two years and with Sir JohnHawkshaw for one year. From 1865 to 1885 he was one of Hawkshaw's assistants, and among the various works...
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Shields Railway, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway to a design by JohnHawkshaw, and elsewhere. Continuous-bearing designs were also promoted by other...
Railway Company, under chief engineers Sir JohnHawkshaw and Harrison Hayter. Construction itself, by John Aird & Sons, was completed in 1877. Heavy industry...