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John Dixon - The Man Who Could Have Built the Forth Bridge (Hardcover)
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John Dixon - The Man Who Could Have Built the Forth Bridge (Hardcover)
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John Dixon (1835-1891) was one of the generation of British
contractors who built railways, bridges and other civil engineering
works around the world. Today most are generally forgotten, a fate
entirely undeserved by the man who erected Cleopatra's Needle on
the Thames Embankment and who built the first railway in China.
John Dixon was competent and self-confident, with the boundless
enthusiasm and energy typical of Victorian contractors. Had his
tender for the construction of the Forth Railway Bridge been
accepted, and it was the lowest tender received, history would have
treated him differently. This book describes the life and works of
John, his bridges, railways, jetties, seaside piers and other
projects. His wider business interests, his professional colleagues
and his family life are also covered. It includes an explanation of
why his tender for the Forth Bridge was unsuccessful, but only
mentions Cleopatra's Needle briefly as this is worthy of another
book. Indeed, John's brothers, Sir Raylton Dixon (1838-1901) and
Waynman Dixon (1845-1930) were also distinguished engineers and it
is hoped to publish similar books on their careers. John, Raylton
and Waynman Dixon were members of the same Dixon family, from Raby,
Cockfield and Newcastle upon Tyne, as was Jeremiah Dixon of
Mason-Dixon Line fame.
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