Alexander Brebner (1853-1903)
1903 Obituary [1]
. . . . From 1871 to 1874 he made acquaintance with engineering office work under J. and A. Leslie, of Edinburgh, chiefly in connection with waterworks. He was thereafter appointed to superintend the execution of waterworks for Dunbar and for Peterhead.
In 1875-76 he was employed under Thomas E. Harrison, Past-President, at the head offices of the North Eastern Railway Company in connection with designs of jetties and wharves for the Tyne and the Hartlepool Docks.
From 1876 to 1880 he was engaged for Mr. (now Sir) John Jackson on the construction of the Queen’s Dock, Glasgow, and during that period he also superintended, for Mr. Jackson, the execution of a fishing harbour, comprising concrete piers and excavation.
On the completion of the important work of the Queen’s Dock, he entered, in 1881, the employment of D. and T. Stevenson, of Edinburgh, in which firm his father was a partner. He remained with Messrs. Stevenson for nine years, during which he made himself generally useful, in the preparation of designs for works for the improvement of rivers and estuaries, harbour works of various classes and lighthouse works, acting as Resident Engineer on works carried out by contract, or as Executive Engineer on works carried out without a contractor.
In 1889 Mr. Brebner was selected by the late Sir James Brunlees, Past-President, and Mr. McKerrow to take charge of surveys of the Harbour of Rio de Janeiro, . . . [more]
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- ↑ Institution of Civil Engineers Minutes of the Proceedings