John Hore | |
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| Born | 13 March 1680 (baptised) |
| Died | 12 April 1763 (aged 83) Thatcham, Berkshire, England |
| Resting place | St Mary's Church, Thatcham |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Children | at least one son |
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John Hore[nb 1] (baptised 13 March 1680 – 12 April 1763[1][nb 2]) was an English engineer, best known for making the River Kennet and River Avon navigable. Hore was one of the earliest English canal engineers,[2] and Sir Alec Skempton wrote that he was "in the first rank among the navigation engineers". The Hutchinson Chronology of World History described his work on the Kennet navigation as "[setting] a new standard for inland waterways, and is an important forerunner of the canals of the Industrial Revolution".[3]
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- ^ Skempton, AW (2002). A biographical dictionary of civil engineers in Great Britain and Ireland (1. publ. ed.). London: Institution of Civil Engineers. p. 339. ISBN 9780727729392. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ Arnold, H Godwin (1977). "Shaw House, Newbury, Berkshire and the Destruction of Garden Features". Garden History. 5 (3): 38. doi:10.2307/1586571. JSTOR 1586571.
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