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William Henry Barlow

Born 1812
in London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Deceased 1902
in London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
Family
Son of engineer and mathematician Peter Barlow.
1838
Works for Midland Railways
1857
Opens his own office.
1860
Participates in the construction of the Clifton Suspension Bridge designed by I. K. Brunel.
1876
Travels to the United States and becomes fervent user of steel in his designs.
1879 - 1880
President of the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Participation in the following structures
Role, name of structure (year of completion)Structure part
Engineer 
Saint Pancras Station (1869) 3
Participant in construction 
Clifton Suspension Bridge (1864) 18

Bibliography
* Barlow, W. H.   Description of the St Pancras Station and roof, Midland Railway, in "Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers", 1870 v. 30 .
* Barlow, William Henry   Description of the Clifton Suspension Bridge, in "Bridge Engineering", March 2003, n. 1 v. 156 .

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Relevant Literature
* Picon, Antoine   L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France) , ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 73-4.

 
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