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 162,364 pages of information and 244,505 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.

John Arthur Wright

From Graces Guide

1841 Born in Frindsbury, Kent, son of John Wright (1799-1880)

Pupil under Joseph Cubitt

1859-63 Assistant engineer to the Tudela and Bilbao Railway under Charles Vignoles

1863-4 Resident engineer of the Kidwelly Railway

1864-9 Resident engineer of the Doncaster and Gainsborough Railway and improvements to the Great Northern loop under Joseph Cubitt

1869-70 Inspecting engineer of the Railways (Ireland) Commission

1870-73 In business in Russia

1873-8 Engineer to the Cadiz Water Works Company

1879- Engineer and General manager to the Rouen Steam Tramways

1885 Became a member of Inst Civil Engineers

1920 Died in Australia

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Sources of Information

  • Civil Engineer Lists
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