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John Hawkshaw
John Hawkshaw
Born9 April 1811 (1811-04-09)
Leeds, Yorkshire
Died2 June 1891 (1891-06-03) (aged 80)
London
NationalityEnglish
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
Disciplinecivil engineer
InstitutionsInstitution of Civil Engineers (president)
ProjectsLondon Circle Line
Significant designSuez 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.

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been regarded as the crowning achievement of GWR's chief engineer Sir John Hawkshaw. Prior to the tunnel's construction, lengthy detours were necessary...

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apprenticeships. He helped take down his father's Hungerford Bridge with Sir John Hawkshaw so the chains are now at Clifton Suspension Bridge. He conducted initial...

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John Wolfe Barry

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Sir John Wolfe Barry. Wolfe Barry was educated at Glenalmond and King's College, London, where he was a pupil of civil engineer Sir John Hawkshaw, as...

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Channel Tunnel

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corer, which is still used in geology. Around 1866, William Low and Sir John Hawkshaw promoted tunnel ideas, but apart from preliminary geological studies...

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Thames Tunnel

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a sufficient loading gauge for trains. The line's engineer was Sir John Hawkshaw who was also noted, with W. H. Barlow, for the major re-design and completion...

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Cannon Street station

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million (now £468 million). The original building was designed by Sir John Hawkshaw and John Wolfe-Barry and was characterised by its two Christopher Wren-style...

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Charing Cross railway station

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line took place on 1 December 1863. The station was designed by Sir John Hawkshaw, and featured a single span wrought iron roof, 510 feet (155 m) long...

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William Henry Barlow

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extension and designed the company's London terminus at St Pancras. With John Hawkshaw, he completed Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge. Following...

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John Clarke Hawkshaw (7 August 1841 – 12 February 1921) was a British civil engineer. Hawkshaw was born in Manchester, England in 1841 and was the son...

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Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges

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company replaced the suspension bridge with a structure designed by Sir John Hawkshaw, comprising nine spans made of wrought iron lattice girders, which opened...

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Tay Bridge disaster

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The Board of Trade set up a 5-man commission (Barlow, Yolland, Sir John Hawkshaw, Sir William Armstrong and Stokes) to consider what wind loading should...

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Golden Bridge

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the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway and was designed by Sir John Hawkshaw. The bridge was completed on 16 May 1881 at a cost of Rs 45.65 lakhs...

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List of civil engineers

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River Severn

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and was dismantled in 1967–70 The Severn Tunnel, completed in 1886 by John Hawkshaw on behalf of the Great Western Railway, lies near the Second Severn...

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East London line

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to connect with the existing lines. The company's engineer was Sir John Hawkshaw, who was also responsible for the major re-design and completion of...

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James Murray Dobson

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harbour works for two years and with Sir John Hawkshaw for one year. From 1865 to 1885 he was one of Hawkshaw's assistants, and among the various works...

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Hawkshaw Bridge

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The Hawkshaw Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge crossing the Saint John River near Nackawic-Millville, New Brunswick, Canada. Built in 1967, the...

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Railway track

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Shields Railway, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway to a design by John Hawkshaw, and elsewhere. Continuous-bearing designs were also promoted by other...

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Fleetwood

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Railway Company, under chief engineers Sir John Hawkshaw and Harrison Hayter. Construction itself, by John Aird & Sons, was completed in 1877. Heavy industry...

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