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William Henry Barlow FRS FRSE FICE MIMechE (10 May 1812 – 12 November 1902) was an English civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with railway engineering projects. Barlow was involved in many engineering enterprises.
William Henry Barlow, the Midland’s consultant engineer, designed the extension route and station layout, including the single span arched train shed constructed of iron and glass. At 243ft by 110ft high at its apex, it was at the time the largest ironwork structure of its kind.
William Henry Barlow was a civil engineer known for his large scale engineering projects in the late nineteenth century. He was responsible for the magnificent train shed roof at St Pancras station, the largest in the world when constructed.
Aug 6, 2007 · Barlow provided advice for cathedral restoration and publishing several writings dealing with structural problems. He was the President of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
William Henry Barlow (1812–1902) CE, FRS, was an English civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with railway engineering projects. 1812. Born in Charlton in south-east London, the son of an engineer and mathematician Professor Peter Barlow, who taught at the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich).
William Henry Barlow may not be the first name that comes to mind when thinking of railway giants. Yet, who else can claim to have designed a new type of rail or led one of the greatest investigations in railway transport history?
Barlow, William Henry (1812–1902). Woolwich-born English civil-engineer, who, as consulting engineer to the Midland Railway, was responsible (with R. M. Ordish) for the design of the iron-and-glass terminusshed at St Pancras, London (1864–8), an immense pointed vault that was widely copied.
