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English civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with water engineering projects Thomas Hawksley Thomas Hawksley Born ( 1807-07-12 ) 12 July 1807 Arnold, Nottinghamshire Died 23 September 1893 (1893-09-23) (aged 86) Kensington, London Nationality English Education Self-taught from age 15 Occupation Engineer Children Charles Hawksley Parent(s) John Hawksley and Sarah Thompson Engineering career Discipline Civil engineering Institutions Institution of Civil Engineers (president), Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (president), Fellow of the Royal Society Projects Lindley Wood, Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs Thomas Hawksley ( ( 1807-07-12 ) 12 July 1807 – ( 1893-09-23 ) 23 September 1893) was an English civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with early water supply and coal gas engineering projects. Hawksley was, with John Frederick Bateman, the leading British water engineer o...

John Frederick Bateman John Bateman in 1859 Born 30 May 1810 Lower Wyke, Halifax, England Died 10 June 1889 (1889-06-10) (aged 79) Farnham, Surrey, England Nationality English Occupation Engineer Spouse(s) Anne Fairbairn Parent(s) John Bateman and Mary Agnes La Trobe Engineering career Discipline Civil Institutions Institution of Civil Engineers (president), Royal Society (fellow), Royal Society of Edinburgh (fellow), Royal Geographical Society (fellow), Geological Society (fellow), Society of Arts (fellow), Royal Institution (fellow) John Frederick La Trobe Bateman FRSE FRS MICE FRGS FGS FSA (30 May 1810 – 10 June 1889) was an English civil engineer whose work formed the basis of the modern United Kingdom water supply industry. [1] For more than 50 years from 1835 he designed and constructed reservoirs and waterworks. His largest project was the Longdendale Chain system that has supplied Manchester with much of its water since the 19...

River Holme River Holme (left) joining the River Colne at Huddersfield Location Country England Physical characteristics Source    - location Holmbridge  - coordinates 53°13′15″N 1°49′27″W  /  53.22083°N 1.82417°W  / 53.22083; -1.82417  - elevation 188 metres (617 ft) Mouth    - location River Colne at Huddersfield  - coordinates 53°38′21″N 1°47′4″W  /  53.63917°N 1.78444°W  / 53.63917; -1.78444 Coordinates: 53°38′21″N 1°47′4″W  /  53.63917°N 1.78444°W  / 53.63917; -1.78444  - elevation 72 metres (236 ft) Length 13.86 kilometres (8.61 mi) Basin size 97.4 square kilometres (37.6 sq mi) Basin features Progression Colne–Calder–Aire–Ouse–Humber–North Sea The River Holme is a river in the Holme Valley, West Yorkshire, England and is a tributary of the River Colne. It starts from Digley reservoir and is then fed firstly by the run-off stream from Brownhill Reservoir, then by Dobbs Dike. Most of the banks of t...

Harperrig Reservoir Location West Lothian, Scotland Coordinates 55°50′0″N 3°26′40″W  /  55.83333°N 3.44444°W  / 55.83333; -3.44444 Coordinates: 55°50′0″N 3°26′40″W  /  55.83333°N 3.44444°W  / 55.83333; -3.44444 Type reservoir Basin countries United Kingdom Harperrig Reservoir is a reservoir in West Lothian, Scotland, UK, to the west of the Pentland Hills, four miles south of Mid Calder. The Water of Leith flows through it, and nearby are Eliburn and Cobbinshaw Reservoirs. References BBC Radio Four - Open Country programme about Pentland Hills reservoirs Transfer of ownership of Harlaw, Threipmuir and Harperrig reservoirs from Scottish water to Edinburgh Council, 2006 Newsletter "Flood Protection News" [ permanent dead link ] Lothian Life magazine, June 2008, Picnics in the Pentlands, festuring Harperrig and other reservoirs Geograph image 343563: Cauldstane Slap across Harperrig Reservoir Geograph image 89189: Harperrig Reservo...

Nathaniel Beardmore Beardmore from a pen and ink drawing circa 1862 Born 19 March 1816 Nottingham, England Died 24 August 1872  ( 1872-08-25 ) (aged 56) Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England Occupation Civil engineer Nathaniel Beardmore (19 March 1816 – 24 August 1872) was a British civil engineer known for his textbook on hydraulic engineering, and his work on water projects associated with the River Lea. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Family 3 Notes 4 References Life and career Beardmore was born on 19 March 1816 in Nottingham, England. He began his professional education as a pupil to Plymouth architect George Wightwick, and subsequently apprenticed to the well-known civil engineer James Meadows Rendel (1799-1856). He later became a partner in Rendel's engineering practice, for which he prepared surveys and drawings of railways, roads, bridges and harbors, worked on water supplies in both Scotland and England, and to a lesser ...

Loganlea Reservoir View along the reservoir Location Pentland Hills, Midlothian, Scotland Coordinates 55°50′53″N 3°17′15″W  /  55.84806°N 3.28750°W  / 55.84806; -3.28750 Coordinates: 55°50′53″N 3°17′15″W  /  55.84806°N 3.28750°W  / 55.84806; -3.28750 Type reservoir Basin countries United Kingdom Loganlea Reservoir is a small reservoir in the Pentland Hills, Midlothian, Scotland, UK. The Logan Burn connects the reservoir with Glencorse Reservoir. Contents 1 History 2 Bibliography 2.1 References 3 External links 4 See also History The reservoir was constructed by the Edinburgh Water Company under the provisions of an Act of Parliament obtained in 1847, and was completed in 1851. The containing dam is 59 feet (18 m) high, and the reservoir holds around 118 million imperial gallons (540 Ml) of water. [1] Bibliography .mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hangi...