John Rennie ( 1761 - 1821 )

Birth: Phantassie, Haddingtonshire, Scotland (07 June 1761) Death: His house in Stamford Street, London (04 October 1821) Burial: St Paul's Cathedral, London Profession: Civil engineer Education: Edinburgh University (1780-1783) Career: Worked as a millwright; entered works of Boulton and Watt, Soho, Birmingham (1784), where he designed machinery for Albion flour mill, Blackfriars, London; started business as an engineer in Holland Street, Blackfriars; work included building canals, draining fens, designing London docks; built Waterloo and Southwark bridges, London, and designed London bridge (completed by his son); constructed breakwater, Plymouth Membership: Fellow Election Date: 29/03/1798.