Charles Henry Priestley (1854-1936), Civil Engineer.
1854 April 27th. Born at Halifax the son of Isaac Priestley, a Linen Draper.
1886 Associate of Inst Civil Engineers
1898 Reported on the Cardiff Waterworks extensions to the British Association of Waterworks Engineers. [1]
1902 Transferred to Member of Inst Civil Engineers
1911 Residing at 20 Plasturton Gardens, Cardiff: Charles Henry Priestley (age 56 born Halifax), Civil Engineer). With his wife Haunato(?) Priestley.[2]
1922 M.Inst.C.E., Past Pres. I. Water E., Civil Engineer, City Hall, Cardiff. T. N.: 2663 Cardiff. b. 1854. Ed. Schools in Halifax, Blackpool and Leeds. Articled to R. Ires and Son, engineers and surveyors, Halifax, subsequently assistant. 1876—Assistant to James A. Paskin, M.Inst.C.E., waterworks Engineer of Halifax, with private practice. 1881—Assistant Engineer, and afterwards Deputy Engineer to the Cardiff Corporation Waterworks, under J. A. B. Williams, M.Inst.C.E. 1895—Appointed Waterworks Engineer in charge of the Cardiff Corporation Waterworks, later also Engineer-in-Chief of all new works. Construction of large and small service reservoirs, filter beds, pumping plants, trunk mains, etc., and distribution to a population of 244,000. Head Works in Breconshire, 3o to 35 miles distant from city. Chief Works: the construction of a large impounding reservoir in Breconshire for the City of Cardiff, area 140 acres, capacity 1,260,000,000 gallons. Also second aqueduct from Breconshire to Cardiff, etc.
1926 On account of advancing age and indifferent health, Mr Priestley resigned his position as waterworks engineer to the Cardiff Corporation. On the 26th April, it was forty-five years since he commenced duty as assistant water engineer, and on June 25th it was thirty-one years since he took up the position under the Corporation as waterworks engineer.[3]
1936 Died in Cardiff[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer 1898/06/03
- ↑ 1911 Census
- ↑ The Engineer 1926/04/23
- ↑ BMD