James Henry Greathead
James Henry Greathead was a civil engineer renowned for his work on the London Underground railway.
Greathead was born in Grahamstown, South Africa of English descent, Greatheads grandfather had emigrated to South Africa in 1820. He was educated at St. Andrews College, Grahamstown, and the Diocesan College private school in Cape Town. After migrating to England in 1859, he completed his education from 1859 to 1863 at the Westbourne Collegiate School, Westbourne Grove. He returned briefly to South Africa before finally moving to London in 1864 to serve a threeyear pupillage under the civil engineer Peter W. Barlow, from whom he became acquainted with the shield system of tunnelling. He spent some time as assistant engineer on the Midland Railway between Bedford and London .
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