Smeaton, John, (1724-1792), civil engineer

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Surname:	Smeaton
Forenames:	John
Gender:	Male
Date:	1724-1792
Biography:	ODNB link for Smeaton, John (1724-1792), civil engineer
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P134130 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P26390 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for John Smeaton

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1741-1792: designs (11 vols)	Royal Society	JS	See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
2	1764-90: letters and reports	Institution of Civil Engineers	John Smeaton	NRA 16921 Civil Engineers
3	1764: report upon a view and observation taken of Adling Fleet Level by Charles Tate, surveyor	Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society	MS1847	See Annual Return 2009
4	1754: diary	See information in published source		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
5	1769: report rel to Tyne Bridge	Institution of Civil Engineers		See Accessions to Repositories 1990
6	1779-80: plans for the Middleton engine	West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds		NRA 9510 Leeds Scientific
7	plans for Cardington Mill	Bedfordshire Archives		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
8	1774: corresp rel to Aire and Calder navigation	West Yorkshire Archive Service, Calderdale	400-05	NRA 12263 Robert Parker
9	1760: contract with Glasgow for construction of lock and dam	Glasgow City Archives	T-CN 12/1	NRA 13871 Clyde Port
10	1762: MSS report on Christchurch harbour	Institution of Civil Engineers		See Annual Return 2002
11	1787: memorandum rel to wall and landing-steps at Greenwich	Royal Institute of British Architects	NEW/34	NRA 13990 RIBA
12	1779: letter book	California State Library: Sutro Library		See History of Technology vol 10 1985
13	1776-85: letters to James Watt	Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service	Boulton & Watt Collection	NRA 14609 Boulton & Watt
14	1744-64: letters (14) to Benjamin Wilson	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 30094
15	1755-79: letters to Boulton & Watt and related papers	Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service	MS 3219/4/296