Fox also assisted in the shoring-up of several great cathedrals including St Paul's Cathedral and Winchester Cathedral in 1905, where he employed tie-rods and grouting to bind the walls together.
He married twice, in 1869 to Selena Wright who died in 1900, he then married Agnes Horne in 1901. Fox had a son and three daughters from his first marriage. In 1902, his daughter, Frances Emily married Reverend Walter Weston, the English clergyman and Anglican missionary who helped popularise recreational mountaineering in Japan. She accompanied Weston on many of his expeditions in the Japanese Alps.
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^"Knighthood conferred" (PDF). Edinburgh Gazette: 1106. 1 November 1912. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^(Ed.) Thomson, W. Sinclair (1927). Highgate School Roll 1833-1922 (3rd ed.). p. 28. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
^"How many bridges are there in Bridgwater?". Experience Somerset. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
^"The Liverpool Overhead Railway" (Web page). BBC – h2g2. Retrieved 1 July 2007.
francis, civil, engineer, francis, june, 1844, january, 1927, english, civil, engineer, responsible, bridges, over, victoria, falls, zambesi, sydney, harbour, mersey, railway, tunnel, liverpool, overhead, railway, extending, london, underground, awarded, knigh. Sir Francis Fox 29 June 1844 7 January 1927 was an English civil engineer who was responsible for the bridges over the Victoria Falls of the Zambesi and Sydney Harbour the Mersey Railway Tunnel and the Liverpool Overhead Railway and extending the London Underground He was awarded a Knighthood by the King on 25 July 1912 1 Sir Francis FoxBorn29 June 1844Paddington London EnglandDied7 January 1927 1927 01 08 aged 82 Wimbledon London EnglandNationalityBritishOccupationCivil engineer Contents 1 Biography 2 References 3 Notes 4 External linksBiography editBorn in Derby England he was one of three sons of the noted engineer and contractor Sir Charles Fox Educated at Highgate School Brighton College and Tonbridge School 2 he entered into business with his father and his brother Charles Douglas in 1857 In 1860 the three formed a partnership the firm being known as Sir Charles Fox and Sons In 1871 he designed the Telescopic Bridge in Bridgwater 3 Fox was also a consultant for the Simplon Tunnel and in 1878 constructed the replacement train shed at Bristol Temple Meads railway station He became an engineer for the Great Central Railway and in 1889 collaborated with his brother Douglas and H W Braddock in the construction of Marylebone station London He also assisted his brother in the construction of the Liverpool Overhead Railway which was opened in 1893 4 Fox also assisted in the shoring up of several great cathedrals including St Paul s Cathedral and Winchester Cathedral in 1905 where he employed tie rods and grouting to bind the walls together He married twice in 1869 to Selena Wright who died in 1900 he then married Agnes Horne in 1901 Fox had a son and three daughters from his first marriage In 1902 his daughter Frances Emily married Reverend Walter Weston the English clergyman and Anglican missionary who helped popularise recreational mountaineering in Japan She accompanied Weston on many of his expeditions in the Japanese Alps References edit Knighthood conferred PDF Edinburgh Gazette 1106 1 November 1912 Retrieved 6 April 2015 Ed Thomson W Sinclair 1927 Highgate School Roll 1833 1922 3rd ed p 28 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a last1 has generic name help How many bridges are there in Bridgwater Experience Somerset Retrieved 5 January 2015 The Liverpool Overhead Railway Web page BBC h2g2 Retrieved 1 July 2007 Notes editFox Sir Francis 1924 Sixty three Years of Engineering John Murray External links editFrancis Fox How the Swiss Built the Greatest Tunnel in the World 1905 nbsp This article about an engineer inventor or industrial designer from England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Fox civil engineer amp oldid 1172274705, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
