Peter Bruff

British civil engineer (1812–1900)

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Also known as Peter Schuyler Bruff

Born: 1812
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1.Stated in StructuraeRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: 1900
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1.Stated in Open LibraryRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Portsmouth
Place of death: Ipswich
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupation: civil engineer
, engineer

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Peter Schuyler Bruff was an English civil engineer and land developer remembered primarily for his part in establishing the East Anglian railway networks between the 1840s and 1860s. His contribution to the region's infrastructure and development extended far beyond the railways, however, and included the renovation of the Colchester water supply (1851-1880) and the Ipswich sewerage system, the development of the town of Harwich and the Essex resorts of Walton-on-the-Naze and Clacton on Sea, and the late Victorian revival of the Coalport porcelain factory in Shropshire, which he purchased in 1880.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Peter
Family name: Bruff

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