Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Engineer, for biography of whom see Min.Proc.Inst.CE 39 (1874-5, Pt. 1), 273-278, Oxford DNB, APSD, &c. Sir John Rennie, the second son of JOHN RENNIE[1] JOHN RENNIE[1] , carried on his father's civil engineering practice. In Ireland he was responsible for several harbour and dock schemes and was consultant to the Newry Navigation Company in connection with the deepening of the channel of the Newry River.(1) He was engineer-in-chief to the Newry & Enniskillen Railway in the late 1840s.(2)

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References



(1) 1st Report of the Commissioners of Public Works, Ireland (1833), 6; Min.Proc.Inst.CE 4 (1845), 371-2; John Rennie, 'On the improvement of the navigation of the River Newry', Min.Proc.Inst.CE 10 (1850-51), 277.
(2) Jones transcripts from Thom's directories for 1847,1848 and 1849.


10 work entries listed in chronological order for RENNIE, JOHN [2] (SIR) #


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Building: CO. DOWN, DONAGHADEE, HARBOUR
Date: 1820-1836
Nature: New harbour designed by John Rennie[1]; construction supervised by John Rennie[2]. Resident engineer: D. Logan.
Refs: Documentation 1820-1833,1837,1841-43, in NA OPW8/110/1,3,4,6,10; Pigot and Co.'s City of Dublin and Hibernian Provincial Directory (1824), 271; R.C. Cox & M.H. Gould, Civil Engineering Heritage: Ireland (1998), 149-150.

Building: CO. ANTRIM, BELFAST, BRIDGE OVER RIVER LAGAN
Date: 1826
Nature: Proposed bridge?
Refs: See 3 maps in NA OPW5HC/6 (1177,0079,0080)

Building: CO. ANTRIM, PORTRUSH, HARBOUR
Date: 1826
Nature: 'designed and constructed' by JR[2].
Refs: Min.Proc.Inst.CE 7 (1848), 383,407-8.

Building: CO. DOWN, NEWRY NAVIGATION
Date: 1829p
Nature: Deepening of river channel to be effected according to plan given by Sir John Rennie. Resident engineer: John Ramsay.
Refs: 1st Report of the Commissioners of Public Works, Ireland (1833), 6; Min.Proc.Inst.CE 4 (1845), 371-2; John Rennie, 'On the improvement of the navigation of the River Newry', Min.Proc.Inst.CE 10 (1850-51), 277; Noel P. Wilkins, Alexander Nimmo, Master Engineer, 1783-1832: public works and civil surveys (Irish Academic Press, 2009), 258.


Building: CO. ANTRIM, CUSHENDUN, HARBOUR
Date: 1830
Nature: Makes plan for proposed harbour.
Refs: 'Spec. list. 117' (IAA, Edward McParland files, Acc.2008/44)

Building: CO. ANTRIM, CUSHENDUN, PORT CROMMELIN HARBOUR
Date: 1830
Nature: JR prepares map of same (in connection with presentation of Port Crommelin Harbour Bill, 29 Jun 1830?)
Refs: PRONI, Donegall papers, D/556/296 (information from C.E.B. Brett architects files)

Building: CO. DOWN, ARDGLASS, HARBOUR
Date: 1833ca
Nature: Work executed 'under the general control of Sir John Rennie'.
Refs: 1st Report of the Commissioners of Public Works, Ireland (1833), 6; Min.Proc.Inst.CE 7 (1848), 382,407

Building: CO. CORK, COBH, DOCKS
Date: 1855
Nature: Spacious docks being erected by Wheeler & Co. Contractor: Alexander Deane. JR[2]'s design modified somewhat by Deane because of 'local circumstances'.
Refs: B 13, 20 Oct 1855, 502; 15, 17 Jan 1857, 38;  Colin Rynne, The Industrial Archaeology of Cork City and its Environs  (1999),119.

Building: CO. LOUTH, DUNDALK, HARBOUR
Date: ?
Nature: JR[2] submits proposal for improvements.
Refs: DB 5, 1 Aug 1863, 131 (see DB 5, 15 Jun 1853, 6)

Building: CO. DOWN, KILLOUGH, HARBOUR
Date: ?
Nature: Pier and quays designed by JR and built at expense of Nicholas, 2nd Viscount Bangor.
Refs: J.P. Lawson, Gazetteer of Ireland (1842), 556

Author Title Date Details
Rennie, John (sir) 'On the improvement of the navigation of the River Newry' 1851 Min.Proc.Inst.CE 10 (1850-51), 277 (summary in Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal 14, 29 Mar 1851, 204).