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John Wolfe Barry

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John Wolfe Barry Famous memorial

Birth
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Death
22 Jan 1918 (aged 81)
Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England
Burial
Brookwood, Woking Borough, Surrey, England Add to Map
Plot
Plot 4
Memorial ID
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Civil Engineer. One of the most foremost British civil engineers in the 19th Century, his works include Earl's Court station and the extension of the Metropolitan District Railway to Ealing and Fulham (1877 to 1880), the Lewes & East Grinsead Railway (1878 to 1883), the completion of the Inner Circle line (1882 to 1885), Blackfriars railway bridge and station (1884 to 1887, with H. M. Brunel), Tower Bridge (1886 to 1894, with Sir Horace Jones), the Surrey Commercial Docks extension (1895 to 1906), and the King Edward VI road bridge at Kew (1898 to 1903, with Cuthbert Bereton).
Civil Engineer. One of the most foremost British civil engineers in the 19th Century, his works include Earl's Court station and the extension of the Metropolitan District Railway to Ealing and Fulham (1877 to 1880), the Lewes & East Grinsead Railway (1878 to 1883), the completion of the Inner Circle line (1882 to 1885), Blackfriars railway bridge and station (1884 to 1887, with H. M. Brunel), Tower Bridge (1886 to 1894, with Sir Horace Jones), the Surrey Commercial Docks extension (1895 to 1906), and the King Edward VI road bridge at Kew (1898 to 1903, with Cuthbert Bereton).

Bio by: Connie Nisinger



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  • Originally Created by: Connie Nisinger
  • Added: Dec 29, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8219590/john_wolfe-barry: accessed ), memorial page for John Wolfe Barry (7 Dec 1836–22 Jan 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8219590, citing Brookwood Cemetery, Brookwood, Woking Borough, Surrey, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.