Alfred William Morant
Alfred William Morant (1828-1881)
1881 Obituary [1]
. . . the eldest son of a second family of Mr. George Morant, decorator, of Old Bond Street and Wimpole Street, London, was born on the 17th of May, 1828.
He was articled in 1845 for five years to the late James Simpson, Past-President Inst. C.E., under whom he obtained thorough practical experience in such extensive undertakings as the waterworks at Liverpool, Newcastle-on-Tyne, York, Bristol, and Carlisle, besides the Hartlepool docks and Southend pier, &c.
From 1860 to 1855 he was assistant to J. G. Lynde, M. Inst. C.E., and was Resident Engineer during the construction of the waterworks at Great Yarmouth and at Lowestoft.
On the 14th of February, 1856, he was appointed Surveyor to the Corporation of Great Yarmouth, as well as to the Local Board of Health. He continued to perform the duties of these offices for about eight years, in which time he designed and carried out the sea wall and marine parade, more than 2 miles in length from north to south ; developed and improved the drainage system of the borough; and superintended the Corporation estates, as well as thoroughly surveyed and mapped them. He likewise acted as surveyor for several local interests, for one company designing and superintending the Britannia Pier; and he carried out the restoration of several churches in the locality. . .