Plaque

William Tierney Clark - Fulham Reach

Erection date: 24/6/2014

Inscription

William Tierney Clark 1783 - 1852
{Beneath Clark's portrait and a representation of the Széchenyi Chain Bridge in Budapest:}
William Tierney Clark 1783 - 1852 who lived locally was a distinguished civil engineer, architect and fellow of the Royal Society. He designed the first suspension bridge over the Thames at Hammersmith completed in 1827, which was replaced by the present bridge in 1887. Clark’s Hammersmith Bridge design led directly to his greatest work, the Chain Bridge over the Danube at Budapest (1849) shown on the panel above. Clark was the engineer of the West Middlesex Water Company located in Hammersmith. His other civil engineering works were the chain bridges at Marlow (1832) and Shoreham (1833 - 1923), He also built the Thames Medway Canal (1824 - 1844) and Gravesend Pier (1834)

Site: William Tierney Clark - Fulham Reach (1 memorial)

W6, Thames Path, Fulham Reach

Don't get us wrong, we do like Hammersmith Bridge, but all his bridges look rather samey, don't they?

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
William Tierney Clark - Fulham Reach

Subjects commemorated i

Gravesend Pier

Designed by William Tierney Clark. During its early years it was used by mill...

Read More

Hammersmith Bridge

The original bridge was designed by William Tierney Clark, and was the first ...

Read More

Marlow Bridge

A road and footbridge over the River Thames between the town of Marlow and th...

Read More

Shoreham Bridge

Suspension bridge over the River Adur in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Design...

Read More

Széchenyi Bridge

Designed by William Tierney Clark, it spans the River Danube between Buda and...

Read More

Show all 9

Nearby Memorials

Drill Hall - foundation stone

Drill Hall - foundation stone

W1, Chenies Street, Drill Hall

In the spandrels above the entrance door: "Bloomsbury Rifles Pro Patria Semper" ('for my country always'). The technique used for this le...

3 creators
Sir Arthur Mackmurdo

Sir Arthur Mackmurdo

NW3, Redington Road, 16

Left to right: Mackmurdo, Williams, Thornycroft. All in a similar design so presumably erected by the same organisation - possibly a form...

2 subjects commemorated
Cubitt Town School air raid

Cubitt Town School air raid

E14, Saunders Ness Road, St Luke's Primary School

There is some confusion regarding the schools in the Isle of Dogs: The streets they were on have changed names and schools have moved fro...

Civilian war dead | WW2
27 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Sir Arthur Eddington

Sir Arthur Eddington

SE3, Bennett Park, 4

Sir Arthur Eddington O.M., 1882 - 1944, mathematician and astrophysicist, lived here. Greater London Council

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
St Mary Somerset  - Ewan Christian

St Mary Somerset - Ewan Christian

EC4, Lambeth Hill, St Mary's Somerset Church

The dates given on the plaque are about the time that the church ceased functioning and was demolished but we can't explain the exact dates.

2 subjects commemorated

Previously viewed

Isabella Trice
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
The Shadows

The Shadows

Music group comprising Jet Harris, Hank B. Marvin and Bruce Welch on strings and Tony Meehan on drums. Originally known as The Drifters, they became Cliff Richard's backing group. They changed thei...

Group, Music / songs, Seriously Famous

1 memorial
A. Ramsden

A. Ramsden

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Born at the villa 'Mon Repos', the summer retreat of the Greek royal family, on the island of Corfu. Married Princess Elizabeth in 1947 and was her dutiful consort from 1952 until his death. 2017:...

Person, Royalty, Seriously Famous

31 memorials