Thomas Meik (January 20, 1812(1812-01-20) - April 22, 1896) was a British engineer, born in Duddingston, Midlothian. He was particularly associated with ports and railways in Scotland and northern England, and fathered two prominent engineering sons: Patrick Meik and Charles Meik. The firm they founded remains active, though it is today known as Halcrow Group Limited, taking its name from Sir William Halcrow, who joined the company in the early y...
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Thomas Meik (January 20, 1812(1812-01-20) - April 22, 1896) was a British engineer, born in Duddingston, Midlothian. He was particularly associated with ports and railways in Scotland and northern England, and fathered two prominent engineering sons: Patrick Meik and Charles Meik. The firm they founded remains active, though it is today known as Halcrow Group Limited, taking its name from Sir William Halcrow, who joined the company in the early years of the 20th century.
After attending the University of Edinburgh, Thomas Meik was apprenticed to John Steedman, an engineer and contractor who was working in Glasgow on the Hutcheson Bridge (designed by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of author Robert Louis Stevenson).
His first long-term post was as assistant engineer to William Chadwell Mylne of the New River Company, London. In 1845, at the age of 33, Meik was appointed engineer to the River Wear Commission (responsible for maritime works around Sunderland). In 1859, the commission took...
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