James Trubshaw

Grosvenor Bridge, Chester, in a lithograph by Thomas Bailey

James Trubshaw (13 February 1777 – 28 October 1853) was an English builder, architect and civil engineer.[1][2] His civil engineering works include the construction of the Grosvenor Bridge in Chester, Cheshire, then the longest stone span. He also pioneered the technique of underexcavation with the straightening the leaning tower of St Chad's in Wybunbury, Cheshire.

  1. ^ Anon. (1854) Obituary.—Mr. James Trubshaw, C.E. The Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. XLI, 97–100 (accessed 16 October 2007)
  2. ^ Carlyle EI. 'Trubshaw, James (1777–1853)', Harrington R (revd), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004) (accessed 16 October 2007)