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 170,239 pages of information and 247,995 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.

Martin Deacon

From Graces Guide

1879 Born in Liverpool, son of Charles Ernest Deacon and Florence Hamilton Deacon[1]

1901 Martin Deacon 21, student of civil engineering, was living with his uncle George Frederick Deacon 57, civil engineer, in Belgrave, London, with Ada Emma Deacon 46, Ethel Ida Deacon 24[2]

1906 Associate Member of Inst Civil Engineers; he was assistant to Dr. G. F. Deacon; of 19 Warwick Square, London.

1909 Presumably after the death of his uncle, he joined his firm with that of Sir Alexander Binnie, forming Sir Alexander Binnie, Son and Deacon

1913 Member of Inst Civil Engineers, of St Stephens House, Victoria Embankment, London

1916 Appointed temporary Inspr. of Works with the hon. rank of Lt. (without Army pay or allowances) in the Royal Engineers[3]

1919 Capt. (A./Lt.-Col.) Martin Deacon (R.E.) was conferred OBE[4]

1931 Martin Deacon, O.B.E. of Sir Alex. Binnie, Son, & Deacon, Artillery House, Artillery Row, Victoria Street, Westminster, London, was one of the civil engineers recognised as qualified for inspection of reservoir safety.[5]

1926 Died in Surrey[6]

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Sources of Information

  1. BMD
  2. 1901 census
  3. London Gazette The London Gazette 16 June 1916
  4. London Gazette 30 May 1919
  5. The Edinburgh Gazette 6 February 1931
  6. BMD
  • Civil engineer lists