Eugenius Birch
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Eugenius Birch was a prominent 19th-century English civil engineer best known for pioneering the design and construction of seaside pleasure piers around the British coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eugenius Birch canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century engineer
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English person ⓘ civil engineer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designed |
Blackpool North Pier
NERFINISHED
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Deal Pier (19th-century structure) NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastbourne Pier NERFINISHED ⓘ Hastings Pier NERFINISHED ⓘ Margate Pier NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramsey Queen’s Pier, Isle of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ West Pier, Brighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Birch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil engineering
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marine engineering ⓘ pier engineering ⓘ |
| givenName | Eugenius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of British seaside resorts
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later pier engineers in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| innovation |
standardised structural systems for pleasure piers
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use of screw-pile foundations for piers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
construction of seaside pleasure piers
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design of seaside pleasure piers ⓘ pioneering iron-pile pier design ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Eugenius Birch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blackpool North Pier
NERFINISHED
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Deal Pier (19th-century structure) NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastbourne Pier NERFINISHED ⓘ Hastings Pier NERFINISHED ⓘ Lytham Pier NERFINISHED ⓘ Margate Pier (later known as Margate Jetty) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramsey Queen’s Pier, Isle of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ West Pier, Brighton NERFINISHED ⓘ Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier (earlier structure attribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | civil engineer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Blackpool
NERFINISHED
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Brighton NERFINISHED ⓘ British seaside resorts ⓘ Eastbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ Hastings NERFINISHED ⓘ Isle of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Margate NERFINISHED ⓘ Weston-super-Mare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMaterial | wrought iron screw piles in pier construction ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Royal Pier, Aberystwyth