John Walter Baxter

Civil engineer, Deceased Person

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Who is John Walter Baxter?

John Walter Baxter CBE 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. His work appears in ICE Proceedings.

He married Jessie in 1941; they have a daughter.

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on July 23, 2013

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