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Name
  
John Baxter

Role
  
Civil engineer

Died
  
October 21, 2003


John Walter Baxter CBE (4 June 1917 in London – 21 October 2003) was a British civil engineer.

Baxter left Westminster City School at the age of 16. He was a graduate of the City & Guilds College, with a BSc in engineering.

He worked for Trussed Concrete Steel Company from 1936 to 1941, Royal Dutch Shell from 1941 to 1952. He met Guy Maunsell, and joined the firm of Maunsell, Posford and Pavry, in 1952. He was a founding partner of the new firm of G. Maunsell and Partners in 1955, and was senior partner from 1959 to 1980. He was responsible for designing the Westway. His work appears in ICE Proceedings.

He married Jessie in 1941; they have a daughter.

References

John Walter Baxter Wikipedia