About John Timperley
Lived 1796 – 1856 (aged 59–60). John Timperley was an engineer, civil engineer and historian.
John Timperley (1796-1856),
He was also resident engineer on the Norwich Navigation, which included construction of a new harbour at the Port of Lowestoft, and for which he gave evidence to the Royal Commission (1826).
In 1837 he became the first recipient of the Telford Medal for his account of the history and construction of the town docks of the Port of Kingston upon Hull, published in volume 1 of the Transactions of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
In 1838 he was appointed as resident engineer to the Hull and Selby Railway. and was superintendent engineer on the harbour works for the Isle of Man in 1842.
In 1844 he was also awarded a Walker premium from the Institute of Civil Engineers for his "Account of the building of the Wellington Bridge, Leeds".
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Who was John Timperley?
British civil engineer
When was John Timperley born?
John Timperley was born in 1796.
When did John Timperley die?
John Timperley died in 1856.
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John Timperley was an engineer, civil engineer and historian.
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