John Wolfe-Barry

John Wolfe-Barry

Infobox Engineer


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name = John Wolfe-Barry
nationality = English
birth_date = December 7, 1836
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education = Glenalmond College and King's College London
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discipline = Civil,
institutions = Institution of Civil Engineers (president),
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significant_projects = Tower Bridge, Blackfriars Railway Bridge,
significant_design = Cannon Street Railway Bridge, Kew Bridge, District Line
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Sir John Wolfe-Barry (December 7, 1836January 22, 1918) was an English civil engineer of the late 19th and early 20th century. His most famous project was the construction of Tower Bridge over the River Thames in London.

Early career

Wolfe-Barry, the youngest son of architect Sir Charles Barry, added 'Wolfe' to his inherited name in 1898. He was educated at Glenalmond and King's College London, and was a pupil of civil engineer Sir John Hawkshaw, as was Henri Marc Brunel, son of the great Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Barry and Hawkshaw worked on railway bridge crossings across the Thames, among other projects (Brunel pursued his own business from 1871, but in 1878 went into partnership with Barry). Barry began his own practice in 1867, and carried out more work for the railways.

Tower Bridge

However, it was Tower Bridge that really made Wolfe-Barry's name. In 1878, architect Horace Jones first proposed a low-level bascule bridge. An Act of Parliament allowing the Corporation of the City of London to build it was passed in 1885. Jones was appointed architect, and knighted, but died the same year. Wolfe-Barry, already well-established with experience of bridges across the Thames, then took control.

Other projects

His other projects included:
* Cannon Street Railway Bridge (aka the Alexandra Bridge) (1866)
* Blackfriars Railway Bridge (aka St Paul's Bridge), London (1886)
* docks at Barry near Cardiff, south Wales
* District Line of the London Underground (with Sir John Hawkshaw)
* pumping stations on the Regent's Canal, north London
* Kew Bridge, west London (1903)
* expansion of Greenland Dock, Surrey Docks (now Surrey Quays), south-east London (1904)

Industry standardisation

A recognised industry leader (he was elected President of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1896Citation | first = Garth | last = Watson| title = The Civils | publisher = London: Thomas Telford Ltd | page = 252
year = 1988 | isbn = 0-727-70392-7
] , knighted in 1897, and served on several Royal Commissions), Wolfe-Barry played a prominent role in the development of industry standardisation, urging the ICE's Council to form a committee to focus on standards for iron and steel sections.

Two members each from the ICE, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Institution of Naval Architects and the Iron and Steel Institute first met on 26 April 1901. With the Institution of Electrical Engineers who joining the following year, these bodies were the founder institutions of what is today the British Standards Institution or BSI.

Late career

He was chairman of Cable and Wireless from 1900 to 1917.

In 1902 Wolfe-Barry joined the consulting firm Robert White & Partners, and it was renamed Wolfe-Barry, Robert White & Partners (later, 1946, Sir Bruce White, Wolfe Barry and Partners – now part of London-based consultancy Beckett Rankine).

Wolfe-Barry died in January 1918 and was buried in Brookwood Cemetery near Woking in Surrey.

References

External links

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8219590 John Wolfe-Barry's Gravesite]

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