John Walter Baxter

John Walter Baxter CBE (June 4, 1917 London - October 21, 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 (London). [1] His work appears in ICE Proceedings.[2]

He married Jessie in 1941; they have a daughter.

References

  1. ^ "John Baxter: The man who masterminded London's most hated road", The Guardian Andrew Mylius, 10 November 2003
  2. ^ http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/search;jsessionid=1bovy3j08myu4.z-telford-01?value1=J+W+Baxter&option1=fulltext
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by
Norman Rowntree		 President of the Institution of Civil Engineers
November 1976 - November 1977		 Succeeded by
Alan Muir Wood