Francis Thomas Rednall
Francis Thomas Rednall (1859-1904)
son William Rednall
1905 Obituary [1]
FRANCIS THOMAS REDNALL, born on the 3rd July, 1859, was educated at College Hill School, Bury St. Edmunds, and obtained his practical experience under his father, the late Mr. William Rednall.
On completing his training, he assisted in the construction of a dock and the erection of a cement-manufactory on the Medway; superintended, as Contractors’ Engineer, land-reclamation and drainage works on the Wash; and constructed a reservoir and waterworks at Chelmsford for Mr. Charles Pertwee, Borough Engineer.
In 1889 he became Resident Engineer on extensive works in the Isle of Man, Mr. James Mansergh, Past-President, and Mr. James Walker]] being the Chief Engineers. The works included a seawall, reclamation of land, main sewers, tidal reservoir and outfallworks, a swing-bridge on caisson and cylinder foundations, screwpiling and other works.
On their completion, Mr. Rednall acted successively as Engineer for Mr. John Price, of Westminster, on the Barry Island Extension Railway and other works, and on the western division of the Central London Railway, for Sir Benjamin Baker and Mr. Basil Mott.
His last important engagement was that of Contractor’s Engineer for the Whitechapel and Bow Railway, comprising very heavy works on the cut-and-cover system, sewer diversions, viaducts and connections with main lines, all of which were successfully completed. Mr. Rednall enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his employers and colleagues, and his death on the 6th August, 1904, at the age of 45, brought an active and promising career to a premature close.
He was elected a Member of the Institution on the 4th February, 1902.