Cyril Kirkpatrick

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Cyril Kirkpatrick was born in London in 1872.[2] Kirkpatrick was Chief Engineer for the Port of London and formed the engineering firm of Kirkpatrick and Partners in 1924.[3] He served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers between November 1931 and November 1932.[4] Between 1938 and 1942 Kirkpatrick drew many plans to Maryport sea wall and Harbour.[5]

Kirkpatrick's firm was also involved with the construction of concrete caissons for the Mulberry Harbours used following the Normandy Landings during the Second World War.[3] He served as president of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers in 1950.[1]

Kirkpatrick's firm merged with Scott and Wilson to form Scott & Wilson, Kirkpatrick and Partners in 1951. This firm later became the Scott Wilson Group.[3] which operated until 2012 as Scott Wilson group was bought out by the American Company URS.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". URS was known as the 2nd global "consultancy-Engineering Firm in the World".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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