Thomas Booth Farrington
Thomas Booth Farrington (1854-1915) of Maxwell and Tuke
c.1880 Birth of son Thomas Brontier Farrington
1916 Obituary [1]
THOMAS BOOTH FARRINGTON, born at Chorley on the 20th March, 1854, died at Llandudno on the 2nd May, 1915.
He served his articles to Messrs. Maxwell and Tuke, of Manchester, for whom he acted as Resident Engineer at the Winter Gardens, Southport, and in laying out St. Anne's-on-Sea.
He then became Engineer and Architect to the Pwllycrochan Estate Company, for whom he laid out the Welsh coast resort of Colwyn Bay.
He was next appointed Engineer and Surveyor to Conway Corporation, an office whirls he held for 20 years. He designed and carried out the Cowlyd Lake Water-Supply Scheme for Conway and Colwyn Bay, including a Suspension-Bridge across the Conway Estuary.
He also carried out water and sewerage schemes for many local authorities, and was in frequent request as an arbitrator and expert witness.
He was an Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Mr. Farrington was elected a Member of the Liverpool Engineering Society on the 28th January, 1903.
1915 Obituary [2]
THOMAS BOOTH FARINGTON, born at Chorley on the 2otlt March, 1854, died at Llandudno on the 2nd Nay, 1915.
He served his articles to Messrs. Maxwell and Tuke, of Manchester, for whom he acted as resident engineer at the Winter Gardens, Southport, and in laying out St. Anne's-on-Sea. He then became engineer and architect to the Pwllycrochan Estate Company, for whom he laid out the Welsh coast resort of Colwyn Bay.
He was next appointed engineer and surveyor to Conway Corporation, an office which he held for 20 years. He designed and carried out, the Cowlyd Lake water-supply scheme for Conway and Colwyn Bay, including a suspension-bridge across the Conway estuary. He also carried out water and sewerage schemes for many local authorities, and was in frequent request as an arbitrator and expert witness. Mr. Farrington was elected an Associate Member of the Institution on the 7th February, 1899.