Sir John Aird (3 December 1833 - 6 January 1911) was a notable English civil engineering contractor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He also served as Conservative MP for Paddington North from 1887 to 1905, was the first Mayor of Paddington in 1900, and became an enthusiastic collector of British art. December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... In modern usage, civil engineering is a broad field of engineering that deals with the planning, construction, and maintenance of fixed structures, or public works, as they related to earth, water, or civilization and their processes. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... MP or mp can mean any of the following: Member of Parliament Military Police Modus ponens Madhya Pradesh - a state in India Mathematical Physics Microprocessor Machine Pistol Molecular Pathology Multi-port Multi-platform Mission Possible - a Christian based childrens ministry. ... Paddington is an area in the west of London in the City of Westminster. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

Aird was the son of a former mason - also called John Aird (1806-1876) - who was superintendent of the Phoenix Gas Company's gasworks in Greenwich, south-east London before setting up his own contracting business, John Aird & Co, in the late 1840s. On his 18th birthday in 1851, Aird junior joined the family firm – which subsequently traded as John Aird & Sons for a while. The business had initially focused on gas and water network installations, but soon expanded into more general building work. Its first significant scheme was the dismantling, transportation and re-erection of The Crystal Palace buildings from the 1851 Great Exhibition from central London's Hyde Park to Sydenham in south London. Greenwich (pronounced gren-itch , or by the locals) is a town, now part of the south eastern urban sprawl of London, on the south bank of the river Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... St. ... 1852 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The facade of the original Crystal Palace side view of the Crystal Palace A huge iron and glass building, The Crystal Palace was one of the wonders of 19th Century Britain, if not the world. ... 1852 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Great Exhibition was an international exhibition held in Hyde Park London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851 and the first in a series of Worlds Fair exhibitions of culture and industry that were to be a popular 19th century feature. ... Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, England, and one of the Royal Parks of London. ... For other uses of the name Sydenham, see Sydenham (disambiguation). ...

Other company projects included the construction of reservoirs at Hampton and Staines in Middlesex, the Beckton plant of the Gas Light and Coke Company, and Brighton's sewerage system. Overseas projects included waterworks in Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Berlin, and gasworks in Copenhagen and Moscow. In joint venture with other contractors, Aird & Sons constructed the Calcutta waterworks and the Millwall Dock on the Isle of Dogs in London. Generally, a reservoir is something that can hold matter or energy. ... Hampton is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. ... Staines is a town in the Spelthorne borough of Surrey and part of the London Commuter Belt of South East England. ... Middlesex as a traditional county before 1888. ... Beckton is a place in the London Borough of Newham. ... Brighton on the southern Sussex coast is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in England. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°89E - 52°37N Website www. ... City nickname: none Location in Denmark Area  - Total  - Water 526 km² xxx km² xx% Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density 502,204 1,116,979 954/km2 [including water] xxx/km2 [land only] Time zone Eastern: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 55°43 N 12°34 E Copenhagen (Danish: København) is...   Berlin? (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,426,000 inhabitants (as of January 2005); down from 4. ... Saint Basils Cathedral and Spasskaya Tower of Moscow Kremlin at Red Square. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... Millwall Dock is a part of the Isle of Dogs, or what is more generally known as the Docklands area, in the East End of London. ... Isle of Dogs is also a play by Thomas Nashe and Ben Jonson. ...

Aird became an associate of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1859. The Institutions headquarters Founded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers (the ICE) is an independent professional association, based in central London, representing civil engineers. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

In 1874, the firm merged with another successful contractor (Lucas Bros, run by Charles Lucas - responsible for the construction of the Royal Albert Hall) and was renamed Lucas & Aird. Two years later, following his father's death, John Aird junior became chief partner, and reverted to the John Aird & Co name in 1895. 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences is an arts venue dedicated to Queen Victorias husband and consort, Prince Albert. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

During this period, the business undertook a considerable amount of railways and docks work. Projects included stretches of the Metropolitan and District Lines in London, the Royal Albert Dock, Tilbury Docks, East and West India Docks extension, Millom harbour in Cumbria, and the West Highland railway line. Overseas, the firm built the Suakin to Berber railway in Sudan. Following the death of the previous contractor (Thomas Walker), Aird's firm also completed the Manchester Ship Canal. A dock is an area of water between two piers or alongside a pier, forming a chamber used for building or repairing one ship. ... The Metropolitan Line is part of the London Underground. ... The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ... The Royal Albert Dock is one of three docks in the Royal Docks of east London, now part of the redeveloped Docklands. ... Tilbury is located on the north bank of the River Thames, in the borough of Thurrock in England, at the point where the river suddenly narrows to about 800 yards/740 metres in width. ... The West India Docks are a series of docks on the Isle of Dogs in London. ... Millom is a remote town in Cumbria, England. ... Cumbria is a administrative county located in the northwest area of England. ... The West Highland Line is one of the most romantic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ... The canal at its Manchester end, looking towards Old Trafford The Manchester Ship Canal (MSC), affectionately known by locals as The Big Ditch, was opened on 21 May 1894, and is a large canal in north-west England. ...

Under Aird's leadership, the firm also became internationally famous for building the first Aswan Dam (1898-1902; the business was also later engaged to increase the height of the dam). Other schemes included the Royal Edward Dock at Avonmouth (1902-1908), and dock works in Singapore. Map of Egypt showing the location of Aswan and Lake Nasser Aswan is a city on the first cataract of the Nile in Egypt. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Categories: Stub | Bristol | Ports and harbours of the UK ...

Aird was created a baronet on Lord Salisbury's recommendation on 5 March 1901. He died in January 1911 at his country home of Wilton Park in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire and he was buried at nearby Littleworth. A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) is the holder of a title, similar to a knighthood except that it is hereditary, known as a baronetcy. ... The Most Honourable Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC (3 February 1830–22 August 1903), known as Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and as Viscount Cranborne from 1865 until 1868, was a British statesman and Prime Minister. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Location within the British Isles Beaconsfield is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England, about 30 miles NW of London. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. ... Littleworth is a hamlet in the parish of Wing, in Buckinghamshire, England. ...