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Both Gawthorpe and Newton le Willows were built by his firm after he introduced 'ferro-concrete' to Britain. This was one of the most influential and far-reaching inventions to shape 20th century civil engineering.
The engineering timelines website has a special feature on his life and work.
Incredible to think he did what he did in just eleven years before dying of stomach cancer at 56.
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