Engineer. Born Scotland. In 1791 he moved to London and set up his own business mainly building canals, bridges, docks and harbours. In London his works included: Albion Mills, Waterloo Bridge, Southwark Bridge, London Bridge and the London Docks. Father of Sir John Rennie. Died at home in Stamford Street.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Rennie, the elder
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London Bridge - information/viewing panel
Unveiled by the Duke of Gloucester, this is actually an "interpretation panel...
Nancy's Steps - plaque 1
Nancy's Steps These steps and arch are surviving fragments of the 1831 London...
Rennie Garden
The 3.25 metre panorama to which the text refers can be seen at the Governmen...
Other Subjects
James Muil Smith
Junior 4th Engineer on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park, Above Bar...
1 memorial
first gas-lit street in the world
The first public street lighting with gas was demonstrated in Pall Mall by Frederick Winsor in 1807. In January he lit the street and in June he put on a special gas-lit exhibition here, celebrati...
2 memorials
James Morgan
Probably born in Carmarthen, south Wales. Architect and engineer. Employed by John Nash. Worked on the layout of Regent's Park and on the construction of the Regent's Canal as Chief Engineer of the...
3 memorials
Henry Philip Creese
Deck Engineer on the RMS Titanic. A résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park, Above Bar Street, Sou...
1 memorial
World's first cash machine
In spite of the plaque's claim, there is evidence of a cash dispensing machine being used in Tokyo in 1966. The invention of the British version has been credited to John Shepherd-Barron of the pri...
2 memorials
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