William Hazledine
English ironmaster (1763–1840) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the American lawyer and politician, see William C. Hazledine.
William Hazledine (1763 – 26 October 1840) was an English ironmaster. Establishing large foundries, he was a pioneer in casting structural ironwork, most notably for canal aqueducts and early suspension bridges. Many of these projects were collaborations with Thomas Telford, including the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and the Menai Suspension Bridge.
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William Hazledine | |
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Born | Shawbury, Shropshire, England |
Died | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Spouse | Miss Brayne |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Ironmaster Structural engineer |
Projects | Chirk Aqueduct Menai Bridge |
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Telford called him "the Arch conjuror himself, Merlin Hazledine".[1]