Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,240 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Frederick Charles Cook

From Graces Guide
1947.

Sir Frederick Charles Cook (1875-1947)

Chief Engineer, Roads Dept., Ministry of Transport, Metropole Buildings, Northumberland Avenue, London, S.W.1.


1947 Obituary [1]

"...Frederick Charles Cook was born on April 22, 1875. He received his early education at New College, Worthing, and studied engineering at Brighton Technical School.

In 1894 he completed a three-year practical training under the late Mr. Miles Aspinall, A.M.Inst.C.E....[more]



1947 Obituary [2]

"... He retired from the post in 1942, but remained at the Ministry in an advisory capacity until 1945, when he became a partner in the firm of Howard Humphreys & Sons, Consulting Engineers, engaged in schemes of road construction, water-supply, and sewerage...[more]


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