14 Facts About James Brunlees

Sir James Brunlees FRSE MICE was a Scottish civil engineer.

James Brunlees was born in Kelso in the Scottish Borders in 1816.

James Brunlees studied at Edinburgh University then worked on the Bolton and Preston Railway under Adie before working on various railways in Scotland and Northern England in a staff of engineers.

In 1850, James Brunlees worked on the Londonderry and Coleraine Railway.

James Brunlees was the Construction Engineer for the Ulverston and Lancaster Railway.

James Brunlees was chosen because of his success with the River Foyle project.

James Brunlees wrote a paper on this project for the Institution of Civil Engineers in which he described the design profile of the embankments and a novel design of drawbridge for the viaducts to withstand the winds and waves.

James Brunlees was the engineer of the Solway Junction Railway.

James Brunlees had no objection to rebuilding the viaduct but recommended modifications to prevent a repetition.

James Brunlees did not criticise anyone however, perhaps because this type of engineering was new and everyone was learning.

James Brunlees served as a railway engineer in the construction of the Mersey Railway, connecting Liverpool and Birkenhead, and designed bridges such as the Upleatham and Kilton Viaduct's.

James Brunlees worked in maritime engineering and was responsible for the construction of the docks at Avonmouth and Whitehaven as well as the piers at Southport and Southend.

James Brunlees served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers between December 1882 and December 1883.

James Brunlees died at Argyle Lodge in Wimbledon, London on 2 June 1892 and was buried in Brookwood Cemetery.