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An engineer who played a part in starting the Manchester Ship Canal.
Relationships: worked with G B Bruce, assistant to George, junior Leather and worked with T & C Hawksley.
| After 1834 | Aire & Calder Main Line | Was assistant engineer to George Leather, junior, in the building of Goole Dock and ship lock. |
| 1853 | Tennant Canal | Produced a plan of Port Tennant |
| 1887 | Tennant Canal | Co-wrote a report stating that except for a portion near the terminus the canal was obsolete. |
| 22 August 1888 | Sheffield and South Yorkshire New Junction Canal | Commissioned to report, with T & C Hawksley, on the construction of a canal between the Trent and Sheffield.In October they recommended new larger locks on the existing waterway. |
Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.