Arthur Brown (engineer) explained
Arthur Brown M.Inst. C.E. (21 November 1851 - 13 April 1935)[1] was City Engineer for Nottingham, England from 1880[2] to 1919.
Life
He was born on 21 November 1851 in Nottingham, the son of George Hutchinson Brown a Nottingham merchant. He was educated at Nottingham Grammar School.
On 13 March 1877 at All Saints' Church, Nottingham he married Caroline Goodwin (1854-1919), only daughter of T.A. Goodwin of Nottingham, and they had the following children:
- Lieutenant Arthur Goodwin Brown M.T., A.S.C. (1878-1947)
- Lieutenant Ernest Victor Brown R.G.A. (b.1880)
- Ethel Carrie Brown (b. 1883)
- Winifred M. Brown (1888-1918) (drowned in the sinking of a ship)[3]
For many years he lived in Glenthorne, Lucknow Avenue, Nottingham. He died on 13 April 1935 and left an estate valued at £43,626 .
Career
He was articled to the Borough Engineer Marriott Ogle Tarbotton becoming Assistant Borough Engineer in 1874, and succeeded to the role himself in 1880. He retired in 1919.[4]
Works
- Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham 1882-83[5]
- Lenton Boulevard, Nottingham 1882-83[5]
- Radford Boulevard, Nottingham 1882-83[5]
- Beck Valley storm water culvert, St Ann's Well Road, Nottingham 1882-83[5]
- St Peter's Gate churchyard disinterments and improvements 1884[5]
- Cattle Market, London Road, Nottingham 1885[5]
- King Street and Queen Street, Nottingham 1890[5]
- Victoria Park, Nottingham 1894
- Sneinton Baths, Nottingham 1895[5]
- Victoria Embankment, Nottingham 1898[5]
- Construction works for Nottingham Corporation Tramways 1900 onwards[5]
- Talbot Street power station extension 1900[5]
- St Ann's Well Road power station 1901-02[5] and extension 1919[6]
- Carrington Street bridge,[5] 1904
- Stoke and Bulcote Sewage Farm extension[5]
- Bridge over the Nottingham Canal, Trent Street[5]
- Bridge over the Nottingham Canal, Wilford Street[5]
- Milton Street, Nottingham (widening)[5]
- Bath Street, Nottingham (widening)[5]
- Manvers Street, Nottingham (widening)[5]
- Bulwell Forest Cricket Ground
- Lenton recreation ground
- Wilford Suspension Bridge Nottingham 1906[7]
- Street works depot, Church Street, Basford 1907-08
- Goose Gate, Nottingham, (widening) 1911
- Carlton Road, Nottingham (widening between Thorneywood Lane and the city boundary) 1913[8]
Notes and References
- News: . Mr. Arthur Brown . Nottingham Journal . England . 15 April 1935 . 5 March 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
- Book: Briscoe . John Potter . Pike . William Thomas . 1901 . Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire at the Opening of the Twentieth Century . W.T. Pike and Company .
- News: . Tragic fate of a Nottm. Nurse . Nottingham Evening Post . England . 4 January 1918 . 5 March 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
- News: . Mr. Arthur Brown . Nottingham Journal . England . 9 September 1919 . 5 March 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
- News: . The Maker of Modern Nottingham . Nottingham Evening Post . England . 12 March 1908 . 5 March 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
- News: . New Power Plant . Nottingham Journal . England . 16 July 1919 . 5 March 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
- Book: Elain Harwood. 2008. Pevsner architectural guides. Nottingham: city guides. London. Yale University Press. 978-0-300-12666-2.
- News: . Tenders. City of Nottingham . Nottingham Journal . England . 17 May 1913 . 5 March 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
