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Abernethy, James An engineer who played a part in starting the Manchester Ship Canal.
Ainslie, John Surveyor.
Allam, Samuel Engineer of Spalding.
Andrew, Mark River engineer from Knottingley
Aram, John Surveyed the River Nar
Aris, Joseph Surveyor
Armstrong, John Colonel Surveyor
Atkinson, George 1 Engineer
Atkinson, George 2 Surveyor
Atkinson, Joseph 1 Took part in the survey of the River Don in 1722.
Atkinson, Joseph 2 Appointed engineer of the Barnsley Canal in 1823
Atkyns, Richard Surveyor
Atwater, Bishop Responsible for the cleansing of the Fossdyke in the reign of Henry I.
Austin, James Surveyor
Baird, Hugh Engineer who worked on the Crinan, Ulverston and Forth & Clyde canals.
Barber, E S Engineer of the Monmouthshire Canal
Barnes, James Engineer.
Bartholomew, Charles Engineer
Bartholomew, Thomas Hammond Engineer
Bartholomew, William Hammond Engineer.
Bayley, William Engineer of the Exeter Canal.
Baynes, George A surveyor's assistant working around 1826.
Bean, William Engineer of Derbyshire.
Beardmore, Nicholas Engineer and surveyor.
Beauchamp, John Surveyor of West Penard
Beck, Richard Surveyor.
Beechey, Captain Engineer
Bennet, William Engineer
Bentley, George Engineer.
Berry, Henry Engineer.
Bevan, Benjamin Engineer.
Bevan, Benjamin, junior Engineer
Bidder, G P Engineer.
Blackwell, John Engineer.
Boddington, R Engineer.
Bolton, Thomas Surveyor
Bond, W Surveyor from Axminster.
Booth, John Engineer.
Bowdler, Astley Engineer.
Box, John Surveyor.
Bradford, Henry Engineer and surveyor.
Bradley, Thomas Engineer.
Brassey, William Engineer.
Brindley, James Engineer.
Brooks, W A Engineer of the Tees Navigation Company.
Brown, Nicholas Engineer.
Brown, Thomas Engineer.
Bruce, G B Canal engineer
Bruff, Peter Engineer.
Brunel, Isambard Kingdom Engineer.
Brunel, Marc Isambard Sir Engineer.
Brunton, John Tramroad engineer.
Brunton, Robert Tramroad engineer.
Buck, George W Canal engineer.
Buck, Henry Canal engineer.
Buck, Richard Surveyor and engineer.
Bull, John Surveyor.
Bull, Samuel Engineer.
Bull, William Canal engineer.
Bullivant, Surveyor.
Burcham, Charles Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor.
Burdett, P P Surveyor.
Burke, Joseph Engineer.
Burton, Ralph Surveyor
Carne, John Engineer.
Carr, Robert Engineer and Surveyor.
Cartwright, Robert Surveyor.
Cartwright, Thomas Engineer of the Worcester & Birmingham from 1791 to 1807.
Cartwright, William Engineer.
Case, Engineer who made proposals for improvement to the Nene im 1758.
Castle, Richard An architect and Irish canal builder between 1731 and 1736.
Chamberlain, John Surveyor of Chester.
Chapman, William Engineer.
Chinn, Mr Built half, or flash, locks on the river Lug.
Clark, Alexander Engineer.
Clark, Dudley Engineer.
Clark, Edwin Engineer of Clark, Stansfield & Clark, consulting engineers of Westminster.
Clark, H W Engineer to the Nene Catchment Board.
Clark, John Surveyor for the River Lee.
Clark, William Tierney Engineer who worked on canals and suspension bridges.
Clayton, J & H Surveyors.
Clegram, W B Engineer.
Clegram, William Engineer.
Clowes, Josiah Canal engineer
Coad, Robert Engineer.
Coates, Richard Engineer.
Cockshutt, James Engineer.
Congreve, William Sir Engineer
Coode, John Sir Engineer.
Copeland, John Engineer.
Cranston, James Engineer of Hereford.
Crawley, William Engineer of Mickle Trafford, Cheshire.
Creassy, James Engineer.
Creer, A Engineer to the city of York.
Crosley, William, Junior Engineer who worked on many canals.
Crosley, William, Senior Surveyor and engineer from Brighouse.
Crossley, William Engineer of the Ashby Canal.
Crow, Joseph Surveyor.
Cubitt, William Canal engineer of the Birmingham & Liverpool Junction Canal.
Cundy, N W Engineer.
Curr, John Engineer who introduced the plateway as an improvement to tramways.
Dadford, James Engineer on the Glouster & Berkeley Canal from 1795 until 1800.
Dadford, John Engineer. Son of Thomas Dadford senior.
Dadford junior, Thomas Canal Engineer and surveyor. Son of Thomas Dadford senior.
Dadford senior, Thomas Canal engineer and surveyor. Father of John and Thomas junior.
Davidson, Matthew Engineer who worked with Telford on the Ellesmere and Caledonian canals.
Davidson, Robert Engineer and General Manager of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
Davies, Arthur Surveyor.
Davies, David Surveyor.
Davis, Benjamin Engineer.
Dean, Charles Surveyor and engineer.
Dean, J Surveyor.
Denson, Thomas Engineer.
Denton, E Bailey Engineer.
Dickenson, Robert Engineer.
Dickinson, Robert Surveyor of Gargrave.
Dickinson, Samuel Surveyor.
Dodd, Barrodall Robert Surveyor.
Dodd, George Engineer, Rennine's assistant on the building of Waterloo Bridge.
Dodd, Ralph Engineer.
Donkin, Bryan Engineer.
Driver, A & C Surveyors.
Duncombe, John Engineer of Oswestry.
Dunderdale, John Engineer.
Dunn, William Engineer.
Dunsford, William Engineer.
Dutens, French engineer.
Dyson, Thomas Engineer who worked for the Driffield Navigation and Keyingham Drainage.
Eastburn, Henry Engineer.
Easton, Alexander Engineer.
Easton, James Surveyor.
Easton, John Surveyor operating in the Taunton area.
Easton, Josiah Engineer and Land Surveyor of Bradford-on-Tone.
Edgcumbe, John Engineer.
Edson, Dennis An engineer who worked on the Chester and Stourbridge Canals.
Edwards, George An engineer of Lowestoft.
Edwards, Langley Engineer
Elliott, James Engineer.
Elmes, James Engineer.
Elstobb, William Engineer.
Esterbrook, Thomas Surveyor.
Evans, John Engineer.
Eyes, John Surveyor and map maker.
Fairbank, William II Surveyor of the Greasbrough (Park Gate) Canal in 1778.
Fairbank, William III Engineer.
Featherstone, Surveyor. Full name not known.
Felkin, William Engineer.
Ferguson, John Engineer.
Ferrier, Thomas Engineer.
Filliter, Edward Consulting engineer of Leeds.
FitzGibbon, Gerald Engineer.
Fletcher, James Engineer from Bradford.
Fletcher, Joseph Engineer.
Fletcher, Samuel Resident engineer of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal from 1795.
Fletcher, Thomas Engineer.
Fletcher, William Engineer.
Fowler, A F Engineer.
Fowler, John Engineer.
Fowler, William Engineer.
Fowls, Samuel Engineer.
Frost, Robert Engineer.
Fulton, Hamilton H Engineer.
Fulton, Robert Engineer.
Gee, Jonathan Engineer.
Gibbs, Joseph Engineer.
Gibson, Thomas Engineer.
Gilbert, James Engineer.
Gilbert, John, junior Carrier and engineer.
Gilbody, Arthur Engineer.
Giles, Francis Engineer and Surveyor.
Giles, Netlam Surveyor.
Gilson, Robert Surveyor.
Glynn, John, junior Engineer.
Glynn, John, senior Engineer.
Gott, John Engineer.
Grantham, John An engineer who worked for John Rennie on the Shannon.
Grantham, R B Engineer.
Gravatt, William Engineer.
Gray, Thomas Surveyor to the Exeter corporation.
Green, James West country canal engineer
Green, James (Birmingham) Engineer and probably the father of the Westcountry engineer.
Green, James (Woolaton) Engineer who worked for Lord Middleton at Woolaton.
Green, John Engineer of Wroxham, Norfolk.
Green, Thomas Engineer.
Griggs, James, junior Engineer.
Griggs, James, senior Engineer.
Grundy, John Engineer.
Gunnery, John Engineer.
Gwyn, John Engineer.
Hadley, John Engineer.
Hall, Edward Engineer from the Dartford, Kent, area.
Hall, Matthew Surveyor.
Hall, Richard Surveyor.
Hall, Sydney Engineer who was a pupil of George Edwards of Lowestoft then of William Cubitts.
Hall, W T Engineer.
Hamnett, Richard Surveyor from Somerset.
Handley, Charles Engineer.
Hare, Edward Engineer.
Harris, John Engineer.
Hartley, Jesse Engineer. He was surveyer and engineer of Liverpool Docks.
Hartley, Samuel Engineer.
Haslehurst, Joseph Engineer. A colliery engineer who worked at Chesterfield.
Hassard, Richard Engineer.
Hawkshaw, John Sir Engineer.
Hawksley, T & C Canal engineers
Henshall, Hugh Engineer and brother-in-law of James Brindley.
Hill, Joseph Engineer of Romsey. He was bankrupt in 1802.
Hill, Thomas Engineer.
Hitchins, Surveyor.
Hodgkinson, Charles Engineer.
Hodgkinson, John Engineer.
Hodgkinson, Samuel Surveyor.
Hodskinson, John engineer.
Hodskinson, Joseph Engineer.
Hollinsworth, James Engineer.
Holt, John Surveyor.
Holt, Luke Engineer
Hopkin, Evan Engineer.
Hopkin, W E Engineer.
Hopkin, William Builder of Hopkin's Canal
Hore, John Engineer.
Howard, Thomas Engineer of the Bristol Dock company.
Hudson, John Surveyor.
Humfrey, Charles Engineer.
Hurd, Richard Engineer of Cardiff.
Jackson, John Engineer.
Jacobs, H Surveyor of Birmingham.
James, William Surveyor.
Jardine, Mr Civil engineer.
Jebb, George R Engineer.
Jeffries, Mr Engineer.
Jenkin, Silvanus W Engineer.
Jessop, Josias Engineer.
Jessop, William Canal Engineer of great repute.
Johnson, John Engineer.
Jones, George Engineer with the army and the Salisbury & Southampton Canal.
Jones, Samuel Engineer of Boston.
Jones, Samuel Engineer.
Keeling, G W Engineer of the Gloucester & Berkley Canal.
Kiddey, John Engineer.
King, F Surveyor.
King, William Engineer and agent for the Duke of Rutland.
Kingdon, John Engineer.
Kirkhouse, William An engineer, first in mining, but later on canals including the Tennent Canal.
Labelye, Charles Engineer.
Lapidge, Edward Engineer.
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry Engineer.
Lawton, John Engineer.
Leach, Edmund Surveyor.
Leatham, Isaac Surveyor.
Leather, George, junior Engineer.
Leather, George, senior Engineer.
Leather, John Engineer. Probably the son of George Leather junior.
Lees, Abraham Engineer.
Lenny, I Surveyor.
Lewis, Benjamin Engineer.
Lingard, Edmund Engineer.
Lingard, Thomas Engineer on the Mersey & Irwell Navigation.
Locke, Joseph Engineer.
Longbotham, John Engineer.
Lovibond, Henry Engineer.
Lowdon, John Engineer of Snedshill.
Mackell, Robert Engineer who surveyed the line of a proposed Scottish Canal with James Watt.
Maddicks, Thomas Engineer.
Manning, Thomas Engineer.
Marsh, C M Engineer.
Marsh, Thomas E Engineer.
Marten, H J Engineer to the Severn Commission.
Martin, Abinus Engineer.
Martin, Edward Engineer.
Masters, Charles H Surveyor.
Matthews, William Sir Engineer.
Maxwell, George Engineer.
May, John Engineer.
McNiven, Charles Surveyor.
Melling, Richard Surveyor.
Meyer, F J Engineer.
Milbourn, Isaac Engineer.
Millar, Archibald Engineer from Dublin.
Miller, William Engineer of Preston.
Millington, John Engineer.
Mitchel, Joshua Took part in the survey of the River Don in 1722.
Mitchell, James Built weirs and locks on the Aire.
Moody, Charles Surveyor.
Moon, Mr Engineer who was assistant to Thomas Morris on the Chester Canal in 1775.
Moon, John Engineer.
Morgan, James Engineer.
Morris, Thomas, junior Engineer.
Morris, Thomas, Senior Engineer.
Muir, Edwin Engineer.
Murray, James Surveyor.
Mylne, Robert Engineer of the New River Company, architect and surveyor.
Needham, John Engineer.
Newbold, Thomas Engineer
Nickalls, Joseph Engineer.
Nicolay, Lt-Col Engineer in charge of the Rye to Cliff End section of the Royal Military Canal.
Nightingale, John Engineer on the Manchester, Bolton & Bury.
Nimmo, Alexander Engineer.
Oldham, Hugh Engineer.
Outram, Benjamin Engineer.
Overton, George Engineer.
Owen, Richard Engineer from Flixton near Manchester.
Page, Joseph Engineer.
Page, Thomas Engineer.
Palmer, H R Engineer.
Palmer, William Engineer and Surveyor.
Parker, Joseph Clerk of works of the Coventry Canal prior to 1770
Pear, Thomas Engineer.
Percy, E T Enginner.
Phillips, Richard Engineer.
Pickard, Henry Engineer.
Pinkerton, James Canal contractor and engineer.
Pitt, William Engineer.
Plowright, A H Engineer.
Pontey, William Engineer of Huddersfield.
Porter, Richard Engineer.
Porter, Samuel Engineer from Henley in Arden.
Potter, James Engineer.
Potter, Peter Surveyor.
Pownall, Robert Surveyor.
Price, Edward Engineer from Govilon.
Price, Henry H Engineer.
Priddey, John Engineer and Surveyor.
Provis, Henry District engineer of the Grand Junction Canal from 1802 to 1816.
Provis, William Alexander Engineer, surveyor and contractor on various Midlands canals.
Radford, William Engineer.
Raistrick, John Engineer.
Ralph, John Engineer.
Rastrick, John Urpeth Engineer.
Rayner, Frank Engineer.
Rendel, James Meadows Engineer.
Rennie, George Engineer son of a famous father.
Rennie, John Engineer born at Phantassie, East Lothian. Died in London.
Rennie, John Sir Engineer son of a famous father.
Reynolds, William Engineer.
Rhodes, Thomas Engineer and Surveyor.
Richardson, William Engineer from Dudley.
Roberts, Charles Engineer.
Robinson, Thomas Surveyor and engineer.
Robson, Joseph Engineer.
Rofe, Henry Engineer.
Rowe, John Engineer.
Royle, John Engineer.
Rubie, Edward Engineer.
Sandeman, J Watt Engineer.
Sandys, William Sir Engineer.
Saner, John Arthur Engineer of the Weaver Navigation from 1885.
Saxon, W Engineer.
Scott, Matthias Engineer.
Scribo, James Engineer.
Scruton, William Engineer.
Servant, Daniel Engineer.
Sharpe, Edmund Engineer.
Shearn, Thomas Surveyor.
Sheasby, Thomas, junior Engineer and contractor.
Sheasby, Thomas, senior Canal Engineer and Contractor.
Shelton, Samuel Surveyor.
Sheriff, James Surveyor.
Sherratt, William Engineer of the firm Bateman & Sherratt of Salford.
Simcock, Samuel Engineer, surveyor and one of Brindley's assistants.
Smeaton, John Engineer.
Smith, George Surveyor of the Basingstoke Canal.
Smith, James Engineer of Reading.
Smith, John Engineer and Surveyor.
Smith, John Engineer of St Helen's.
Smith, John, junior Engineer from Attercliffe, Yorkshire, and son of the River Don engineer.
Smith, John, senior Engineer. Originally a carpenter from Brightside, Sheffield.
Smith, William Surveyor.
Snape, John Surveyor.
Sorocold, George Engineer.
Sowerby, William Engineer.
Squires, John Engineer.
Stanley, Walmsley Engineer.
Stansfeld, A W Engineer.
Staveley, Christopher, junior Engineer.
Staveley, Christopher, Senior Engineer of the Leicester Navigation under William Jessop.
Staveley, Edward Engineer.
Steers, Thomas An army officer from Kent. Surveyor and engineer of the Mersey & Irwell.
Stephenson, George The famous railway engineer.
Stephenson, Robert Railway engineer.
Stevenson, Robert Engineer.
Stickney, Robert Engineer.
Stratford, Ferdinando Engineer from Gloucester.
Stratford, William Engineer.
Surbey, Thomas Engineer.
Sutcliffe, John A north-country engineer.
Sutherland, Alexander Engineer.
Swansborough, William Engineer.
Swinden, John Surveyor.
Taverner, E G Engineer to the Welland Catchment Board.
Taylor, Henry Engineer.
Taylor, John Engineer and manager of the Wheal Friendship copper mine.
Taylor, Joseph Engineer.
Taylor, William Surveyor.
Telford, Thomas Engineer.
Thackray, Mr Engineer.
Thomas, Alfred Surveyor with the Kidwelly & Llanelly Canal company.
Thomas, B J Engineer.
Thomas, Gordon Cale Grand Junction Canal engineer and designer of the Foxton inclined plane.
Thomas, Hurbert Engineer of the Grand Junction Canal from 1864 until 1891.
Thompson, John Engineer from Sheffield.
Thompson, William, junior Engineer son of the Grand Junction Canal's northern district engineer.
Thompson, William, senior Engineer.
Thomson, James Engineer.
Timmins, Benjamin Engineer.
Timperley, John Resident engineer of the Aire & Calder Navigation.
Tolfield, Thomas Engineer.
Townshend, Benjamin Engineer.
Townshend, Thomas Engineer.
Tozer, Mr Surveyor.
Trail, John Irish canal engineer
Trevithick, Richard Engineer best known for his steam engines.
Trew, John Engineer of the Exeter Canal from 1563. From Glamorgan.
Trubshaw, Charles Engineer.
Turner, Joseph Engineer.
Turner, William A Warrington architect who produced a route for the Ellesmere Canal in 1791.
Turpin, John Engineer from Wisbech.
Underhill, William Engineer.
Upton, John Engineer.
Upton, May Engineer.
Utting, Mr Engineer.
Varley, John Engineer.
Vazie, Robert Engineer.
Vermuyden, Cornelius Sir Engineer.
Vernon-Harcourt, L F Engineer and author of "A Treatise on Rivers and Canals" (1882).
Vignoles, Charles Engineer.
Walker, James Engineer who reported on the Calidonian Canal in 1839.
Walker, Michael Surveyor,
Walker, Ralph Canal and railway engineer.
Walker, W Engineer.
Walker, William Engineer.
Watt, James Engineer.
Webb, Francis W Mecanical engineer for the London & North Western Railway (L.N.W.R).
Wedge, Charles Surveyor.
Weldon, Robert Engineer.
Wells, L B Engineer.
Wells, William Engineer.
Welsh, Edward Engineer.
West, Thomas Engineer.
Weston, Samuel Contractor, surveyor and engineer working between 1770 and 1796.
Wharton, Mr Engineer of the Manchester & Salford Waterworks company.
White, R H Engineer of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
White, William Surveyor.
Whitewood, Issac Engineer.
Whitmore, William Engineer.
Whittenbury, William A carpeter of Hertford and later the surveyor of the River Lee.
Whitworth, Robert Canal engineer at one time assistant to James Brindley.
Whitworth, Robert, junior Engineer.
Whitworth, William Engineer.
Williams, Edward Leader Sir Advised that the Manchester Ship Canal should be a non-tidal waterway.
Williams, Edward Leader senior Engineer to the Severn Commissioners.
Williams, Henry Shropshire canal surveyor active from about 1788 until 1839.
Williams, John Engineer.
Williams, Philip Engineer and a one time Agent for the Brecknock & Abergavenny Canal Company.
Wilson, J W Engineer.
Witton, Philip Henry Engineer.
Wood, Frederick Engineer.
Wood, John Engineer.
Wood, Thomas Engineer.
Woodhouse, John Engineer from Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire, 1 mile southwest of Nuneaton.
Wright, Elias Engineer.
Wright, John R Surveyor.
Wylde, Samuel Engineer of the Bridgewater Canal company.
Wyman, Mr Engineer of Higham Ferrers.
Yarranton, Andrew Engineer.
Yarranton, Robert Engineer.
Yeoman, Thomas One of the earliest civil engineers.
Young, George Surveyor from Worcester.
