Smeaton, John
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Professional services
Engineering consultancy services - civil
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Professional services
Engineering consultancy services - mechanical
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Precision instruments production
Measuring inc navigational equipment production
Notes:
John Smeaton, 1724-92, established himself in London in 1748 as a maker of philosophical instruments. From early 1750s increasingly engaged as a consulting civil engineer and emerged as the most distinguished of his generation. Designed lighthouses, river navigations, canals, harbours, mills, etc. Projects included Eddystone Lighthouse, Calder Navigation, St Ives harbour, bridges at Perth and Coldstream, etc, etc. Important for his improvements to waterwheels and water power technology from 1750s. From early 1760s located principally at his family's home at Whitkirk, Leeds
Publications:
- Arch Bridges and their Builders, 1735-1835 by Ruddock, Ted
- Catalogue of the Civil and Mechanical Engineering Designs, 1741-1792, of John Smeaton by Dickinson, H W, & A A Gomme (eds)
- Famous Men and Carron Works. John Smeaton by Unknown
- Friendship of John Smeaton FRS with Henry Hindley, instrument and clockmaker of York, and the development of the equatorial mounting telescopes by Setchell, John R M
- George John Smeaton. The father of English civil engineering by Duckham, Baron F
- 'Harbours' in A W Skempton (ed), John Smeaton FRS by Skempton, Alec W
- 'John Rogers? John Reynolds? John Smeaton? Who was Britain's first civil engineer?' in A Jarvis & K Smith (eds), Perceptions of Great Engineers II by Chrimes, Mike, & Susan Hots
- John Smeaton and the Calder & Hebble Navigation by Duckham, Baron F
- John Smeaton and the fire engine, 1765-1785 by Stewart, R J
- 'John Smeaton. Consulting engineer' in E G Sempler (ed), Engineering Heritage. Highlights from the history of mechanical engineering. Volume 2 by Bowman, Gerald
- John Smeaton FRS by Skempton, Alec W (ed)
- John Smeaton, FRS, 1724-1792 by Turner, John
- John Smeaton, FRS, 1724-92 by Turner, Trevor
- 'John Smeaton' in A W Skempton (ed), John Smeaton FRS by Turner, Trevor
- John Smeaton's Diary of his Journey to the Low Countries from the Original MS in the Library of Trinity House, London; with an introduction by Arthur Tilney by Unknown
- John Smeaton's snuff mill at Chimney Mills, Newcastle upon Tyne. Building recording and excavation on the site of the former Leazes Brewery by Baglee, Chris, & John Nolan
- 'Life of John Smeaton' in S Smiles, Lives of the Engineers; with an account of their principal works comprising also a history of inland communication in Britain. Volume 2 by Smiles, Samuel
- Notes on the windmill drawings in Smeaton's designs by Wailes, Rex
- Professional correspondence of John Smeaton by Smith, Denis
- 'Professional practice' in A W Skempton (ed), John Smeaton FRS by Smith, Denis
- Reports of the Late John Smeaton, FRS; made on various occasions in the course of his employment as a civil engineer by Unknown
- 'Rivers and canals' in A W Skempton (ed), John Smeaton FRS by Hadfield, Charles
- Smeaton's work. A chronological survey by Turner, Trevor
- Story and archaeology of the Upper Mills in Wandsworth by Cook, M H Rupert
- Story of John Smeaton and the Eddystone Lighthouse by Various authors or editors
- The great inundation of 1771 and the rebuilding of the North East's bridges by Rennison, R W
- Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills. 'The old establishment' by Buchanan, Brenda J
- Waterwheels of John Smeaton by Wilson, Paul N
Groups:
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Professional services Engineering consultancy services - civil
- Professional services Engineering consultancy services - mechanical
- Precision instruments production Measuring inc navigational equipment production
Notes:
John Smeaton, 1724-92, established himself in London in 1748 as a maker of philosophical instruments. From early 1750s increasingly engaged as a consulting civil engineer and emerged as the most distinguished of his generation. Designed lighthouses, river navigations, canals, harbours, mills, etc. Projects included Eddystone Lighthouse, Calder Navigation, St Ives harbour, bridges at Perth and Coldstream, etc, etc. Important for his improvements to waterwheels and water power technology from 1750s. From early 1760s located principally at his family's home at Whitkirk, LeedsPublications:
- Arch Bridges and their Builders, 1735-1835 by Ruddock, Ted
- Catalogue of the Civil and Mechanical Engineering Designs, 1741-1792, of John Smeaton by Dickinson, H W, & A A Gomme (eds)
- Famous Men and Carron Works. John Smeaton by Unknown
- Friendship of John Smeaton FRS with Henry Hindley, instrument and clockmaker of York, and the development of the equatorial mounting telescopes by Setchell, John R M
- George John Smeaton. The father of English civil engineering by Duckham, Baron F
- 'Harbours' in A W Skempton (ed), John Smeaton FRS by Skempton, Alec W
- 'John Rogers? John Reynolds? John Smeaton? Who was Britain's first civil engineer?' in A Jarvis & K Smith (eds), Perceptions of Great Engineers II by Chrimes, Mike, & Susan Hots
- John Smeaton and the Calder & Hebble Navigation by Duckham, Baron F
- John Smeaton and the fire engine, 1765-1785 by Stewart, R J
- 'John Smeaton. Consulting engineer' in E G Sempler (ed), Engineering Heritage. Highlights from the history of mechanical engineering. Volume 2 by Bowman, Gerald
- John Smeaton FRS by Skempton, Alec W (ed)
- John Smeaton, FRS, 1724-1792 by Turner, John
- John Smeaton, FRS, 1724-92 by Turner, Trevor
- 'John Smeaton' in A W Skempton (ed), John Smeaton FRS by Turner, Trevor
- John Smeaton's Diary of his Journey to the Low Countries from the Original MS in the Library of Trinity House, London; with an introduction by Arthur Tilney by Unknown
- John Smeaton's snuff mill at Chimney Mills, Newcastle upon Tyne. Building recording and excavation on the site of the former Leazes Brewery by Baglee, Chris, & John Nolan
- 'Life of John Smeaton' in S Smiles, Lives of the Engineers; with an account of their principal works comprising also a history of inland communication in Britain. Volume 2 by Smiles, Samuel
- Notes on the windmill drawings in Smeaton's designs by Wailes, Rex
- Professional correspondence of John Smeaton by Smith, Denis
- 'Professional practice' in A W Skempton (ed), John Smeaton FRS by Smith, Denis
- Reports of the Late John Smeaton, FRS; made on various occasions in the course of his employment as a civil engineer by Unknown
- 'Rivers and canals' in A W Skempton (ed), John Smeaton FRS by Hadfield, Charles
- Smeaton's work. A chronological survey by Turner, Trevor
- Story and archaeology of the Upper Mills in Wandsworth by Cook, M H Rupert
- Story of John Smeaton and the Eddystone Lighthouse by Various authors or editors
- The great inundation of 1771 and the rebuilding of the North East's bridges by Rennison, R W
- Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills. 'The old establishment' by Buchanan, Brenda J
- Waterwheels of John Smeaton by Wilson, Paul N