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Blyth & Westland

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05/08/1926

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1893

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05/08/1926

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1913

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The practice of Cunningham Blyth & Westland had its origin in B & E Blyth founded in 1848 by Benjamin Hall Blyth who took his brother Edward Lawrence Ireland Blyth into partnership in 1854. They quickly established a reputation as consulting engineers. Work flowed in from the Caledonian, Glasgow & South Western, Scottish Central, Dundee & Perth, Great North of Scotland and Portpatrick railway companies. They had a reputation for efficiency and thoroughness. Benjamin Hall Blyth died from overwork in 1866 leaving just over £56,000. The following year Edward took George Miller Cunningham, who had been the firm's chief assistant for many years, into partnership, the practice becoming Blyth & Cunningham. Benjamin Hall Blyth's eldest son (also Benjamin Hall Blyth) joined the partnership in 1871, having graduated MA at Edinburgh University and served as an apprentice and assistant in the family firm since 1867. After Edward retired in 1886 to concentrate on Scottish-American investment, David Monro Westland, was taken into partnership. Born in Dundee in 1845, he had joined the firm as an apprentice in 1863 and had risen to the post of chief assistant. The practice title then became Cunningham, Blyth & Westland.

When Cunningham retired in 1893, the firm was renamed as Blyth & Westland. It remained thus after 1909 when Benjamin Hall Blyth junior's nephew Benjamin Hall Blyth III was taken into partnership, but adopted the final title of Blyth & Blyth when Westland retired in 1913. Westland died in Edinburgh in 1926.

The years 1870 to 1900 were the Blyth firm's busiest, mainly with railway work but the firm also had an important structural engineering clientele notable at the dome of the McEwan Hall.

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Address	Class	Date From	Date From Type	Date To	Date To Type	Notes
135 George Street Edinburgh Scotland	Business

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The following individuals were employed or trained by this person (click on an item to view details):

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Name	Name Link	Date From	Date To	Position
Benjamin Hall Blyth II	200436	In year 1893	In year 1913	Partner
David Monro Westland	200442	In year 1893	In year 1913	Partner
Benjamin Hall Blyth III	200437	In year 1909	In year 1913	Partner

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This person was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):

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Building Name	Date Started	Town, District or Village	City or County	Country	Notes
North Bridge	In year 1894		Edinburgh	Scotland
Glasgow Bridge	In year 1896		Glasgow	Scotland
Shiel Bridge	In year 1899	Ardnamurchan	Argyll	Scotland
St Andrews Castle, sea defences	In year 1903	St Andrews	Fife	Scotland	Bulwark along north front from Sea Tower to Kitchen Tower - Westland responsible
Kincardine-Dunfermline Railway	In year 1906		Fife	Scotland
Methil Harbour and Docks	In year 1907	Methil	Fife	Scotland	Dock no 3

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Author	Title	Date	Publisher	Part	Notes
Blyth & Blyth	A history of the firm of Blyth & Blyth, chartered civil engineers, consulting structural engineers â¦ 1848-1948	1948	Edinburgh: C J Cousland

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