Frederick Banister
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Frederick Banister MICE |
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| Born |
Frederick Dale Banister 15 March 1823 London, England |
| Died | 22 December 1897 (aged 74) Forest Row, East Sussex, England |
| Resting place | Holy Trinity, Forest Row, East Sussex 51°05′53″N 0°01′59″E / 51.0981°N 0.0330°E |
| Education | Preston Grammar School |
| Occupation | Civil engineer, architect |
| Years active | 1838–1896 |
| Employer | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway |
| Known for | Chief Engineer, LB&SCR |
| Notable work | Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway, Cliftonville Estate, 1862 extension of London Bridge, Bluebell Railway, Oxted Line, Port of Newhaven |
| Predecessor | Robert Jacomb-Hood |
| Successor | C.L. Morgan |
| Board member of | LB&SCR |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Eleanor Richardson (1847–1864) Her death Annie Fisher(1866–1897) His death |
| Children | Mary Elizabeth Banister, Herbert Banister, Katharine Mary Myres |
Frederick Dale Banister MICE (15 March 1823 – 22 December 1897), was an English civil engineer, best known for his 35 years as the Chief Engineer of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR).
Born in London on 15 March 1823, he was educated privately until his parents moved to Lancashire, where he completed his schooling at Preston Grammar School.
Articled as an apprentice to John J. Myres of Preston when he was aged 15, he gained experience in surveying and levelling, and in the valuation of damage caused to various properties by the construction of railways.
In 1844 he joined the civil engineering business of Charles Cawley, and was directly responsible for setting out the first few miles of the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway (MB&RR). The proposed route through the Irwell Valley was approved by the Chief Inspector of Railways Major General Sir Charles W. Pasley on 23 September 1846. While undertaking the works, the MB&RR amalgamated with another proposed railway to form the East Lancashire Railway. Banister was subsequently placed in charge of preparing the surveys and necessary UK Parliament submissions to extend the line, which hence became part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
In light of his continuing but minor health issues, he was strongly advised by his physician to move to the South Coast of England. With this in mind he took a period of leave with relatives in Brighton, East Sussex in the Spring of 1846, during which he happened to obtain an appointment with Robert Jacomb-Hood, then Chief Engineer of the LB&SCR.
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