William Hemingway Mills (1834-1918) was a British

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known for his work with the Great Northern Railway of Ireland (GNR(I)) from its formation in 1876 until his retirement in 1910.

Life

Mills was born in Yorkshire, England in 1834. He came under the instruction of the

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from 1850. Mills undertook work in

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and

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before becoming Chief Engineer of the GNR(I) from its formation in 1876. Mills was to introduce a polychromatic brick style to many buildings in his designs for the GNR(I). He was to work at the GNR(I) until his retirement in 1910 in his mid–70s. Mills died at his home in

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, County Dublin on 12 January 1918, aged 83.

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