Anthony George Lyster

Who was Anthony George Lyster?

Anthony George Lyster son of George Fosbery Lyster. Engineer-in-Chief to the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board from 1897, when he succeeded his father, until his retirement in 1913, when he was honoured with the presidency of the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Among his work is Brunswick Entrance Locks, opened 1905, Vittoria Dock, opened 1909, as well as Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse. The latter was the largest warehouse in the world when built, and extends along the whole of the south front of the dock. The last dock which A.G Lyster built was the Graving Dock at Gladstone Dock.

He married on 3 December 1892, Frances Laura Arabella, former wife of explorer and author Harry de Windt, and sister of the 1st Viscount Long of Wraxall. There were no children from the union. Lyster died at 10 Gloucester Gate, Regent's Park, London, on 17 March 1920, and was buried at Braden Lane, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. His estate was left in trust for a nephew, subject to the life interest of his widow.