Talk:John Rennie the Younger

London Bridge exhibition
I have removed a section of the article about an exhibition in 2007. It is not clear whether it refers to the original site of London Bridge or the site in Arizona; either way, it probably belongs better in London Bridge if anyone can provide a proper reference for it.

The legacy of Sir John Rennie will soon be brought to life again, at the very place his soul lies, London Bridge. In the vaults of the foundations of the Rennie bridge in late 2007, a new attraction will open which will bring to life the spirit of the legend that is London Bridge. The Rennie bridge may well be alive and kicking in Lake Havasu Arizona U.S.A. but the exhibition, live re-enactments and scary ride of the new attraction will help to keep the history of people like Rennie alive. The attraction is situated opposite London Bridge station, on the south side of the bridge.

Greg 13:10, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Last of his race
"Last of his race". What do they mean last of his race? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.46.126.58 (talk) 00:20, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Good question. I don;t know enough to know what the characteristics of the Brindleys &c was, in comparison with the Brunels. I agree it does not make much sense as it's currently written. --Tagishsimon (talk) 23:01, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I assume that it is the original (rather confusing) wording preserved from the Public Domain version of the Dictionary of National Biography. I take it to mean that he bridged the gap between the early civil engineers (Smeaton was the first to describe himself as one) who relied on heuristic methods and rules of thumb to the later ones which used more scientific methods.  This is just a guess though.  Perhaps the line should be removed (and maybe stored here on the talk page) until sense can be made of it - Dumelow (talk) 23:50, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree with your reasoning - though I suspect that all of the named engineers might have something to say about the description. And yes, it is a hang-over from the original DNB text. I've removed it, and copy it below against the possibility that we one day work out exactly what it means. Thanks to 65.46 for picking that up & bring it to attention. --Tagishsimon (talk) 01:45, 29 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Removed text: Rennie was the last of his race, and formed a connecting link between the Brindleys, the Smeatons, the Rennies, and the Telfords of the old system with the Stephensons and the Brunels of the new.

Royal William Victualling Yard
THe Royal William Victualling Yard has its own article. We should beware of loading up this article with too much RWVY stuff. Even the RWVY section is debatable - we should be aiming for a more balanced description of all of this work. I'm going to remove the gallery for now, since that's about the yard more than it is useful content for an article on the man. --Tagishsimon (talk) 16:53, 18 May 2012 (UTC)