Leslie Turner
Leslie Turner B.Sc., M.Inst.C.E., M.I.Struct.E. Consulting Civil and Struct. Engr., Coastal Chambers, Buckingham Palace Road, Westminster, S.W.1.
1908-12 Birmingham Univ. (Civil Eng.)
1912-28 various appointments, municipal, consulting engrs., reinforced concrete designing and contracting firms occupied on design of buildings, bridges, bunkers, silos, wharves, jetties, heavy foundations, etc.
WWI Captain, R.E.
1928-32 in charge of design and construction in Greece of 22 railway and highway bridges, totalling two miles in length, sluices, etc., on Salonika Plain Reclamation Works for Foundation Co. (N.Y.) and Greek Government.
1932-36 Private practice as specialist in structures, chiefly reinforced concrete and foundation work. Works completed: McDougall's Flour Mills (Millwall), Strathclyde Distillery, Silos, etc., 41-46 Piccadilly; reinforced concrete chimneys, swimming baths, and many piled and foundation works.
Consulting Engr. to Southend-on-Sea B.C. for Rochford Hospital and Westcliff Pavilion.
Original research carried out and published, on torsion, tension and autogenous healing of concrete. Author of book on concrete construction.