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evidence: John James Webster -LRB- 9 June 1845 -- 1914 -RRB- was an English civil engineer who specialised in designing bridges .. English. England. civil engineer. civil engineer. He was born in Warrington , Lancashire and educated at Owens College , Manchester .. Warrington. Warrington. Lancashire. Lancashire. Owens College. Owens College. Manchester. Manchester. He trained with Bellhouse & Co of Manchester , where he became chief draughtsman .. Manchester. Manchester. In 1871 he moved to Ashbury Carriage & Iron Co , where he designed several bridges in India , which led to his appointment as Chief of the Bridge Department of Messrs Thos .. Brassey & Co. , for whom he was responsible for the construction of the Liverpool landing-stage .. Liverpool. Liverpool docks. In 1876 he worked for a short time as assistant engineer to the Aberdeen Harbour Works before joining the Hull Dock Company as assistant engineer .. In 1881 he set up in business as a consultant , firstly in Liverpool and then in London .. Liverpool. Liverpool docks. Some of his more notable structures included  :. the reconstruction of the Conway Suspension Bridge. Conway Suspension Bridge. Conwy Suspension Bridge. Portsmouth bascule bridge. bridge. bridge. Portsmouth. Portsmouth. bascule bridge. bascule bridge. Littlehampton swing bridge. bridge. bridge. Littlehampton. Littlehampton. swing bridge. swing bridge. Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge. Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge. Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge. Shepherds Bush Stadium for the Olympic Games of 1908. Shepherds Bush. Shepherds Bush. Olympic Games. Olympic Games. Big Wheel at Earl 's Court. piers at Dover , Bangor , Minehead , Llandudno , Penmaenmawr , Menai Bridge , and Egremont. Dover. Dover. Bangor. Bangor, Gwynedd. Minehead. Minehead. Llandudno. Llandudno. Penmaenmawr. Penmaenmawr. Menai Bridge. Menai Bridge. Egremont. Egremont, Cheshire. He was a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and was awarded their Telford Gold Medal .. Telford Gold Medal. Telford Medal. His last work was Warrington Bridge at Bridgefoot which was one of the earliest examples of a reinforced concrete bridge .. bridge. bridge. Warrington. Warrington. reinforced concrete. reinforced concrete. He died at 81 Mount Nod Road , in Streatham on 30 October 1914 and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery .. Streatham. Streatham. West Norwood Cemetery. West Norwood Cemetery