Born at Disley in Cheshire, Thomas Brown (1772 - 1850) was an English surveyor, civil engineer, businessman and landowner. Disley is a village in the county of Cheshire, in the north west of England, in the Goyt Valley, very close to the county boundary with Derbyshire at New Mills, and south of Stockport, Greater Manchester. ... This article is about the English county. ... 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see 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... Surveying is concerned with the application of mathematics and physics in obtaining accurate measurements for the determination of the position of points on the Earths surface. ... The term civil engineer refers to an individual who practices civil engineering. ...

He had interests in coal-mining, particularly in the Haughton and Hyde areas of Greater Manchester, as well as lime burning and mineral extraction interests. He owned land at Disley, Manchester and Heaton Norris and he lived at Ardwick Green, Manchester. Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground either by underground mining, open-pit mining or strip mining. ... Haughton is a village in Staffordshire, England, approximately 4 miles outside the county town of Stafford. ... Hyde is the name of several places: Hyde, Gloucestershire, England Hyde, Greater Manchester, England Hyde, Hampshire, England and of a fictional character who figures in: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation of Manchester. ... Manchester is a city in the north-west of England. ... Heaton Norris is a mainly residential area of Stockport, England bordering on Heaton Moor and Heaton Chapel. ... Ardwick Green is an important public space in Ardwick, Manchester, England. ...

He is best known as the resident engineer for the construction of the Peak Forest Canal and the Peak Forest Tramway and in 1793 he made the initial survey of their routes. Following the resignation of Benjamin Outram in 1801 he was appointed as consulting engineer for the completion of the Marple canal locks. He was also the surveyor for the Ashton Canal and the resident engineer for the construction of the Macclesfield Canal. South portal of Hyde Bank Tunnel, early 20th century Greens Hall Bridge near Disley, early 20th century The Peak Forest Canal runs from a junction with the Ashton Canal at the southern end of the Tame Aqueduct at Dukinfield through Newton, Hyde, Woodley, Romiley, Marple, Strines, Disley, New Mills, Furness... Map sources for Peak Forest Tramway at grid reference SK049800 The gravity operated Peak Forest Tramway was originally planned to be about four miles long from Chapel Milton to Dove Holes, both in Derbyshire. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Benjamin Outram (1 April 1764 - 22 May 1805) was an English civil engineer. ... 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Marple is a town close to Stockport, Greater Manchester in England. ... Jockeys Swivel and Footbridge at Lumb Lane, Droylsden, c1900 Portland Basin, Ashton-under-Lyne, with the Tame Aqueduct in the foreground, 1962 The Ashton Canal runs six miles (10 km) from central Manchester to Ashton-under-Lyne and it rises through 18 locks to make a head-on junction... Marple Wharf looking towards Marple Junction, 1970s Morriss Change (Roving) Bridge at Congleton, August 1994 The Macclesfield Canal is a canal in east Cheshire, England. ...