John Aird & Co.
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John Aird & Co. was once a leading British civil engineering business based in London.
Aswan Low Dam built by John Aird & Co.
Sir John Aird, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Aird, 1st Baronet was an English civil engineering contractor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He also served as Conservative Member of Parliament for Paddington North from 1887 to
John Aird & Co.
…1848 by John Aird (1800–1876) with the objective of laying mains for gas and water companies in London. In 1851 Aird was joined by his son, also called John, and the business was for a while known as John Aird & Sons. John Aird, Jnr was the real driver behind the business. After the company began collaborating…
Aird in his late years
The 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park