Julian Horn Tolmé (28 January 1836 – 25 June 1878) was a British civil engineer, and the builder of the first Wandsworth Bridge in 1873, which was a toll bridge.
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Julian Horn Tolmé was born in Havana, Cuba, on the 28th January 1836, the son of Charles David Tolmé, who was a merchant and the British Consul there.[1] He was educated at King's College London.[1]
He suffered from rheumatism, and died on 25 June 1878, at Lindfield, West Sussex[1][2] and is buried in a family vault on the west side of Highgate Cemetery.
References edit
- ^ a b c "ICE Virtual Library". Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 55 (1879). ICE Virtual Library: 319–320. January 1879. doi:10.1680/imotp.1879.22398. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Julian Horn Tolme". Gracesguide.co.uk. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2016.