LAXTON

William (son of Wm. Robert Laxton, surveyor). b. London 30 March 1802; ed. at Christ hospital; surveyed and laid down several lines of railway; constructed water works at Falmouth 1848 and at Stone house; joint engineer with Robert Stephen son of the Watford water company for supplying London with water from the chalk formation; projected and edited The civil engineer and architect’s journal a monthly periodical Oct. 1837, purchased a weekly journal called The architect and building gazette which he united to The civil engineer; laid out large part of Hove, Brighton; surveyor to the Farmers’ and General fire and life insurance company 1840 to death; author of The improved builder’s price book 1828; The builder’s price book 1844. d. 19 Arundel st. Strand, London 31 May 1854. Civil Engineer, July 1854 pp. 270–1; G.M. Aug. 1854 pp. 199–200.