James Newlands
(1813-1871)
1st Borough Engineer
Died aged c. 58
Wikidata WikipediaJames Newlands (28 July 1813 – 15 July 1871) was a Scottish civil engineer who worked in Liverpool as the first Borough Engineer appointed in the United Kingdom, and is credited with designing and implementing the first integrated sewerage system in the world in 1848. His new sewerage system prevented raw sewage from contaminating drinking water thereby reducing the number of deaths caused by cholera and other water borne diseases.
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Commemorated on 2 plaques
James Newlands the first borough engineer Liverpool 1847-1871 lived here
Oxford Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom where they lived
James Newlands Born 28 July 1813 Edinburgh Died 15 July Liverpool. Lived here 1851-61. Liverpool and the country's first borough engineer 3 February 1847
4 Overton Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom where they Lived here (1851-1861)