Name: |
BRETT, HENRY |
Building: |
CO. WICKLOW, WICKLOW, HARBOUR |
Date: |
1855-57;1869 |
Nature: |
New 460 ft. pier, dredging of river and repair of quay walls, 1855-56. Contractor: Killen (£8,500). HB replaced as engineer by James Barton in Jun 1857 after which disputes with Harbour Commissioners over work arose. Killen brought action against Commissioners and was awarded damages and costs in May 1858.
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Refs: |
B 16, 1 May 1858, 298-9; IB 11, 15 May 1869, 114; Brendan O'Donoghue, The Irish County Surveyors 1834-1944 (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2007), 112,113
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Name: |
STRYPE, WILLIAM GEORGE |
Building: |
CO. WICKLOW, WICKLOW, HARBOUR |
Date: |
1881-1884;1888-89 |
Nature: |
New breakwater and harbour. Contract signed Aug 1881. Contractor: John Jackson, Westmiinster (£31,613). Important part completed Dec 1883, additional works completed end of 1884. WGS submits plan for refuge harbour, 1884. Repairs to steam packet pier, 1888-89 (Contractor: White).
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Refs: |
IB 23, 1 Jun 1881, 176; Wicklow Newsletter, 15 Sep 1888, 16 Feb 1889; W.G. Strype, 'Wicklow Harbour improvements', Min.Proc.Inst.CE 87 (1886-7, Pt. 1), 114-122,(illus. Pl. 5).
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