David Ernest Lloyd-Davies
David Ernest Lloyd-Davies (1875-1932)
1933 Obituary [1]
DAVID ERNEST LLOYD-DAVIES, third son of David Lloyd-Davies, of Liverpool, was born there on the 1st April, 1875.
He was educated at Bewdley and at the University of Birmingham, and served a pupilage under the Borough Engineer of Wolverhampton from 1893 to 1896.
During the ensuing five years he was engaged as Chief Assistant to Mr. R. E. W. Berrington, M.Inst.C.E., Consulting Engineer, of Wolverhampton and Westminster, and was engaged on large schemes for sewerage and sewage disposal, water-supply, etc.
In 1901 he became Chief Assistant Engineer to the Corporation of Birmingham, in charge of special works, which included the Rea Valley flood-relief works, duplication of the Rea main sewer, a diversion of the river Rea and the Rea main outfall sewer, Hockley Brook improvement, and tramways, road improvements, etc. While engaged on these works he contributed to The Institution a Paper on "The Elimination of Storm-Water from Sewerage Systems," for which he was awarded a Manby Premium.
In 1906, on the nomination of Sir Evan Spicer, Chairman of the London County Council, he was appointed Chief Engineer to the Municipality of Alexandria. He completed the promenade quaywall and main sewage collector at the Eastern harbour, extended the promenade to Ras-el-tin Palace, designed the main drainage and breakwaters to protect the Eastern harbour, and carried out various bridges, road works, and buildings.
In 1914 he was appointed the first City Engineer of Greater Capetown, and he continued to hold that office until the end of 1931, when he resigned owing to ill-health. He died suddenly in London on the 31st May, 1932.
His chief works at Capetown were the main drainage of the Southern Suburbs, the construction of the Steenbras waterworks at a cost of over £2,000,000, the reconstruction of the main roads, and extensive work on housing and public buildings. He presented to The Institution a Paper on the drainage works, and two Papers on the water-supply.
Mr. Lloyd-Davies was elected an Associate Member of The Institution on the 2nd April, 1901, and was transferred to the class of Members on the 12th January, 1909. From 1927 to 1930 he served as a Member of Council resident in South Africa.