Basil Mott, the Glossary
Sir Basil Mott, 1st Baronet, FRS (16 September 1859 – 7 September 1938) was one of the most notable English civil engineers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1]
Table of Contents
45 relations: Baronet, Benjamin Baker (engineer), Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, Blackfriars Bridge, Central line (London Underground), Central London Railway, Channel Tunnel, Charles Langbridge Morgan (engineer), Cheshire, City and South London Railway, Civil engineer, Clapham Common tube station, David Hay (engineer), Fellow of the Royal Society, India, Institution of Civil Engineers, James Henry Greathead, John Alexander Brodie, Jubilee Bridge (Queensferry), Leicester, List of presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Liverpool, London Underground, Morden tube station, Mott baronets, Mott MacDonald, Mott, Hay and Anderson, Neston, Northern line, Order of the Bath, Queensway Tunnel, River Itchen, Hampshire, Roderick Murchison, Royal School of Mines, Royal Society, Southwark Bridge, St Mary Woolnoth, Stockwell tube station, Switzerland, Tees Newport Bridge, Tyne Bridge, William Henry Ellis (engineer), World War I, York, York Castle.
- Engineers from Leicester
Baronet
A baronet (or; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (or; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown.
Benjamin Baker (engineer)
Sir Benjamin Baker (31 March 1840 – 19 May 1907) was an English civil engineer who worked in mid to late Victorian era. Basil Mott and Benjamin Baker (engineer) are presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
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Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society
The Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society is an academic journal on the history of science published annually by the Royal Society.
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Blackfriars Bridge
Blackfriars Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames in London, between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge, carrying the A201 road.
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Central line (London Underground)
The Central line is a London Underground line that runs through central London, from, Essex, in the north-east to and in west London.
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Central London Railway
The Central London Railway (CLR), also known as the Twopenny Tube, was a deep-level, underground "tube" railwayA "tube" railway is an underground railway constructed in a cylindrical tunnel by the use of a tunnelling shield, usually deep below ground level.
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Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel (Tunnel sous la Manche), sometimes referred to informally as the Chunnel, is a undersea railway tunnel, opened in 1994, that connects Folkestone (Kent, England) with Coquelles (Pas-de-Calais, France) beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.
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Charles Langbridge Morgan (engineer)
Sir Charles Langbridge Morgan CBE (1 January 1855 – 9 November 1940) was a British civil engineer. Basil Mott and Charles Langbridge Morgan (engineer) are presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
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Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England.
City and South London Railway
The City and South London Railway (C&SLR) was the first successful deep-level underground "tube" railway in the world, and the first major railway to use electric traction.
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Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructure that may have been neglected.
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Clapham Common tube station
Clapham Common is a London Underground station in Clapham within the London Borough of Lambeth.
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David Hay (engineer)
David Hay (10 April 1859 – 30 October 1938) was a British civil engineer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly associated with design of bridges and tunnels. Basil Mott and David Hay (engineer) are English civil engineers.
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Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the Fellows of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science, and medical science".
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
Institution of Civil Engineers
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is an independent professional association for civil engineers and a charitable body in the United Kingdom.
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James Henry Greathead
James Henry Greathead (6 August 1844 – 21 October 1896) was an English mechanical and civil engineer renowned for his work on the London Underground railways, Winchester Cathedral, and Liverpool overhead railway, as well as being one of the earliest proponents of the English Channel, Irish Sea and Bristol Channel tunnels. Basil Mott and James Henry Greathead are English civil engineers.
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John Alexander Brodie
John Alexander Brodie (1858 – 1934) was an English civil engineer. Basil Mott and John Alexander Brodie are presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
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Jubilee Bridge (Queensferry)
The Jubilee Bridge (also known as the Blue Bridge) is a double leaf rolling bascule bridge which spans the River Dee at Queensferry, Wales.
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Leicester
Leicester is a city, unitary authority area, unparished area and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England.
List of presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers
This is a list of presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). Basil Mott and list of presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers are presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
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Liverpool
Liverpool is a cathedral, port city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.
London Underground
The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England.
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Morden tube station
Morden is a London Underground station in Morden in the London Borough of Merton.
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Mott baronets
The Mott Baronetcy, of Ditchling in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
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Mott MacDonald
The Mott MacDonald Group is a management, engineering and development consultancy headquartered in the United Kingdom.
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Mott, Hay and Anderson
Mott, Hay and Anderson (MHA) was a successful 20th century firm of consulting civil engineers based in the United Kingdom.
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Neston
Neston is a market town and civil parish in Cheshire, England.
Northern line
The Northern line is a London Underground line that runs from North London to South London.
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Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725.
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Queensway Tunnel
The Queensway Tunnel is a road tunnel under the River Mersey, in the north west of England, between Liverpool and Birkenhead.
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River Itchen, Hampshire
The River Itchen in Hampshire, England, rises to the south of New Alresford and flows to meet Southampton Water below the Itchen Bridge.
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Roderick Murchison
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet, (19 February 1792 – 22 October 1871) was a Scottish geologist who served as director-general of the British Geological Survey from 1855 until his death in 1871.
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Royal School of Mines
The Royal School of Mines comprises the departments of Earth Science and Engineering, and Materials at Imperial College London.
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Royal Society
The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences.
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Southwark Bridge
Southwark Bridge is an arch bridge in London, for traffic linking the district of Southwark and the City across the River Thames.
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St Mary Woolnoth
St Mary Woolnoth is an Anglican church in the City of London, located on the corner of Lombard Street and King William Street near Bank junction.
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Stockwell tube station
Stockwell is a London Underground station in Stockwell in the London Borough of Lambeth.
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Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.
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Tees Newport Bridge
The Tees Newport Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge spanning the River Tees a short distance upriver from Tees Transporter Bridge, linking Middlesbrough with the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, Northern England.
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Tyne Bridge
The Tyne Bridge is a through arch bridge over the River Tyne in North East England, linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead.
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William Henry Ellis (engineer)
Sir William Henry Ellis, GBE (20 August 1860 – 4 July 1945) was a British civil engineer and steel maker. Basil Mott and William Henry Ellis (engineer) are presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
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World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
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York
York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss.
York Castle
York Castle is a fortified complex in the city of York, England.
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See also
Engineers from Leicester
- Basil Mott
- Brian Carpenter (engineer)
- Charles Gorrie Wynne
- Harold Berridge
- J. T. Biggs
- John Cox (sound engineer)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Mott
Also known as Sir Basil Mott, 1st Baronet.