John Walter Baxter
John Walter Baxter CBE (4 June 1917 in London–21 October 2003) was a British civil engineer.
Baxter left Westminster City School at the age of 16. He was a graduate of the City & Guilds College, with a BSc in engineering.
He worked for Trussed Concrete Steel Company from 1936 to 1941, Royal Dutch Shell from 1941 to 1952. He met Guy Maunsell, and joined the firm of Maunsell, Posford and Pavry, in 1952. John Baxter was a founding partner of the new firm of G Maunsell & Partners in 1955, and was senior partner from 1959 to 1980. He was responsible for designing the Westway.[1] His work appears in ICE Proceedings.[2] He was appointed CBE in the 1974 New Year Honours and was elected president of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers in 1986.[3]
He married Jessie in 1941 and they had a daughter.[3]
References[]
- ^ Andrew Mylius (10 November 2003). "John Baxter: The man who masterminded London's most hated road". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "- Simple Search". Archived from the original on 28 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Baxter, John Walter". Who's Who. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U6848. ISBN 9780199540884. Cite journal requires
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- British civil engineers
- 1917 births
- 2003 deaths
- Engineers from London
- Alumni of Imperial College London
- Presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers
- Presidents of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers