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William J. Haywood (8 December 1821 – 13 April 1894) was an English surveyor and an engineer to the City of London Commissioners of Sewers. He was also known as an architect.

Personal life

William Haywood was born as the eldest of three children in

Camberwell Camberwell ( ) is an List of areas of London, area of South London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark, southeast of Charing Cross. Camberwell was first a village associated with the church of St Giles' Church, Camberwell, St Giles ...

. His father was probably also called William Haywood. Nothing is known about his mother. In the census of 1871 he was no longer alone and living in

Maida Vale Maida Vale ( ) is an affluent residential district in North West London, England, north of Paddington, southwest of St John's Wood and south of Kilburn, on Edgware Road. It is part of the City of Westminster and is northwest of Charing C ...

. He died at 56 Hamilton Terrace, Maida Vale, on 13 April 1894.

Education

He was probably educated in Camberwell. There are records suggesting he went to Camberwell Grammar School. Later he trained with George Aitchison (1792–1861).

Work

With

Joseph Bazalgette Sir Joseph William Bazalgette (; 28 March 1819 – 15 March 1891) was an English civil engineering, civil engineer. As Chief Engineer of London's Metropolitan Board of Works, his major achievement was the creation of the London Main Drainage, t ...

he was responsible for the enormous undertaking of improving the

London sewerage system The London sewer system is part of the water infrastructure serving London, England. The modern system was developed during the late 19th century, and as London has grown the system has been expanded. It is currently owned and operated by Thame ...

, which enabled the growth of the city ( Abbey Mills pumping station). He worked with James Bunning on the

Holborn Viaduct Holborn Viaduct is a road bridge in London and the name of the street which crosses it (which forms part of the A40 road, A40 route). It links Holborn, via Holborn Circus, with Newgate Street, in the City of London, England financial distri ...

. His main work is the

City of London Cemetery and Crematorium The City of London Cemetery and Crematorium is a cemetery and crematorium in the east of London. It is owned and operated by the City of London Corporation. It is designated Grade I on the Historic England National Register of Historic Parks an ...

. The facility was built near Little Ilford (now Manor Park) as a way of relieving the appalling overcrowding of London's church burial grounds (described e.g. in Dickens's 'Bleak House'). As the City was redeveloped the remains from many of its churchyards were reinterred there. Haywood was a pioneer of cemetery reform. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel of the London Volunteer Rifle Brigade. There is a small Gothic mausoleum, containing his ashes, near the gates of The City of London Cemetery and Crematorium.

Other activities

In 1858, Haywood was one of the founders of the Geologists' Association. In an article published in 2002, John Patrick Pattinson suggested that Haywood was the pseudonymous "Walter", the author of the erotic memoir, ''My Secret Life''.John Patrick Pattinson
The man who was Walter
in ''Victorian Literature and Culture'', Cambridge University Press, 2002, pp. 19–40

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haywood, William 1821 births 1894 deaths 19th-century English engineers People from Camberwell English surveyors London Rifle Brigade officers Military personnel from the London Borough of Southwark Burials at City of London Cemetery and Crematorium