Obituary. John Lanyon, 1839-1900

Obituary.] WARWICK HUSON JOHNSON. 275 branch from thatyear until 1872, when he was posted to the Military Works branch. From November, 1873, to May, 1875, he was employed on famine works in Bengal, and received the com- mendation of the Bengal Governmentfor his services. In 1879 Mr. Johnson was re-transferred to the Punjab, and he continued to be employed in that province until his death, which took place on the 24th July, 1899. He had attained the rank of Executive Engineer, 1st grade, in 1884, and &ciated asSuperintending Engineer in 1893. He was withintwo years of his retirement on pension, having nearly completed thirty-four years’ service in the Indian Public Works Department. During his service in the Punjab Mr. Johnson constructed two important girder-bridges over the Eurrum and Gambeyla rivers on the north-west frontier road, and from 1889 to 1892 he was employed on the construction of theBandipur Gilgit road in Kashmir, for which he was specially commended by the British agent at Gilgit. Mr. Johnson was elected an Associate of the Institution on the 4th December, 1877, was subsequently placed inthe class of Associate Members, and was transferred to the class of Members on the 22nd January, 1884. JOHN LANYON, eldest son of thelate Sir CharlesLanyon, was born at Belfast on the 21st April, 1839, and received his education atthe Broomsgrova School. He then Nerved an ap- prenticeship in hi8 father’s office, and in l860 became a partner in the firm, under the title of Lanyon, Lynn & Lanyon,Civil Engineers and Architects. On the dissolution of the partnership in the year 1872 Mr. Lanyon continued t,o carry on the business himself. Amongst otherimportant works designed by himand carried out under his supervision were the Draperstown Railway, the Limavady and Dungiven Railway, theCavehill and Whitewell Steam Tramway, the PortstewartSteam Tramway, the Ballymena water-supplyand sewerage, theLisburn water-supply, andthe sewer:lge irrigation worksfor County Antrim Asylum. He also prepared the parliamentary plans, estimates, etc., for the Bally- money and BallycastleRailway, the Belfast, Holywood, and RangorRailway Extension, the Broughshane Railway Redbay Extension, the Killyleagh, Eillinchy, and Comher SteamTram- way, the Tyrone Steam Tramways, County Antrim Coast Light Railway, Clandeboye and Helen’s Bay water-supply and sewerage T2 Downloaded by [] on [11/09/16]. Copyright © ICE Publishing, all rights reserved. 276 JOHN LANPON. [Obituary. (for the Marquess of Dufferin and Ava), andthe Belfast City CentralStation and Railways. Thialatter scheme was one for connecting, by means of tunnels, the three lines having termini in Belfastthe Belfast and NorthernCounties, the Great Northern Railway of Ireland, and the Belfast and County Down Railway, thelatter section to be broughtunder the River Lagan. Mr. Lanyon was highlycomplimented on this scheme by theChairman of the Examining Committee of the House of Lords, but the Bill was unfortunately thrown out on a financial point, and on account of Mr. Lanyon’s failing health the matter dropped. At the time of his death he was engaged on the plans for sewerage works for the town of Lisburn, and for gravitationwater-supply for the County Antrim Lunatic Asylum. Mr. Lanyon was an authority in Ireland on water rights, and the compulsory purchase of lands forwater, sewerage, railway, town improvements, andsuch works, and had a large practice in this connection, both as arbitrator and as witness. For many years he was the official valuatorto the Irish CivilService Building Society, and the National Discount Company of Ireland. He had also a large practice as an Architect, and acted in that capacity for the Boards of the Belfast andNorthern Counties Railway, the Great Northern Railway of Ireland, and the Belfast and County Down Railway ; and amongst other import,ant architectural works he designed and carried out were theStewart Institution for Imbeciles at Dublin, Blarney Castle, Belfast Castle, the seat of the Earl of Shaftesbury, and County Antrim Lunatic Asylum. Mr. Lanyon married a daughter of the late Mr. Edward Hyde, of Somerset House, and leaves two daughters. He died at Oratava, Teneriffe, on the 13th February, 1900. He was elected a Member of the Institution on the 4th February, 1890. ___- ALEXANDERKENDALL MACKINNON was born at Monte Video on the 29th August, 1826. Coming to England at an early age, he received his preliminary education at Hoddesdon in Hert- fordshire. From 1847 to 1849 he attended the engineering and architectural classes at University College, London, aft,er which he was placed for a time with Mr. Thomas Page, under whom he wawengaged on the construction of the Victoria and Albert Bridges over theThames at Uatchet, near Windsor. In 1852Mr. Mac- kinnon was appointed Engineer to the Monte VideoGasworks, Downloaded by [] on [11/09/16]. Copyright © ICE Publishing, all rights reserved..

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