British Civil Engineer George Buchanan Hand Signed 5X5 B&W Photo

  

"British Civil Engineer" George Buchanan Hand Signed 5X5 B&W Photo. 14 April 1940 was a British. During the early years of the 20th century. First came to prominence in 1905 when he collaborated with.

Meik was consulting engineer and Buchanan was chief engineer. Reclaimed some 1.2 km.

Of land behind a wall of rubble 2 miles. (3.2 km) long and 230 feet (70 m) wide. At the start of the. In 1914, Buchanan was working in.

Until called to support the British Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force at. Was finally able to design and supervise construction of a line of wharves. Complete with cranes, sheds, roads and railway lines. Promoted to the rank of.

However, he had already distanced himself from his compatriots by. His reputation for egotism and outspokenness, and jealousy of his enormous.

Salary as Director-General of Port Administration and River Conservancy. Military counterpart, General MacMunn, wrote that he: irritated everyone. Who came across him or worked for him. Buchanan later wrote a critical.

Book about the military campaign and his own part in turning it around. Buchanan was a member of the Indian. Munitions Board from 1917 - 1919. In 1920, working with Patrick's brother. In a firm renamed CS Meik and Buchanan in.

1920, Buchanan was invited to. To investigate a potential land reclamation. The costs of the huge and ambitious scheme, and the time it would take to. Complete, soon escalated out of control, and a subsequent enquiry blamed Sir.

George the project became known as Lloyd's Folly, after Sir. At the same time, Sir George Buchanan was alleged to have. Criticised and condemned the proposals of another engineer and had. Offered his services uninvited - an action which saw him expelled from the. His later career was largely focused overseas, notably.

Where he prepared an influential report on the. Country's ports in 1926 at the request of the Federal Government. Ignominious departure from UK engineering circles meant that the name. Buchanan' had to be deleted from the company name in 1923 when the firm became. Been a partner in the firm from the previous year and went on to take a more.

Controlling interest in what became the. A pioneer in transport planning.