William Laxton (surveyor)
William Laxton (1802–1854) was a British surveyor and author, one of the authors of the 19th century ''Builder's Price Book''. Biography Laxton, son of William Robert Laxton, surveyor, and his wife Phœbe, was born in London on 30 March 1802, and was educated at Christ's Hospital. He was a citizen of London, a liveryman of the Haberdashers' Company in 1823, and an active member of the City Philosophical Society. Brought up as a surveying, surveyor, he evinced a great love for his profession, and made himself master of every department. He surveyed and laid down several lines of railway, and was connected with the Hull and Selby Railway, Hull and Selby, London and Richmond Railway, London and Richmond, Surrey Grand Junction, Hull, Lincoln, and Nottingham Railway, Hull, Lincoln, and Nottingham, Gravesend and Brighton Railway, Gravesend and Brighton, and Lynn, Wisbech, and Ely Railway, Lynn, Wisbech, and Ely railways. Hydraulic engineering was his favourite pursuit, but a work on t ...
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