Anthony George Lyster

Anthony Lyster
Born	1852
Died	17 March 1920 Regent's Park, London
Spouse(s)	Frances Laura Arabella
Engineering career
Engineering discipline	Civil
Institution memberships	Institution of Civil Engineers (president),
Significant projects	Brunswick Entrance Locks, Vittoria Dock, Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse

Anthony George Lyster^[1] (1852 – 17 March 1920) was engineer-in-chief to the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board from 1897, when he succeeded his father, George Fosbery Lyster, until his retirement in 1913, when he was honoured with the presidency of the Institution of Civil Engineers.^[2]

Among his work is Brunswick Entrance Locks, opened 1905, Vittoria Dock, opened 1909, and Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse. The latter was the largest warehouse in the world when built, and extends along the whole of the south front of Stanley Dock. The last dock Lyster built was the Graving Dock at Gladstone Dock.

He married on 3 December 1892 Frances Laura Arabella, former wife of the explorer and author Harry de Windt, and sister of the 1st Viscount Long of Wraxall. There were no children from the union. Lyster died at 10 Gloucester Gate, Regent's Park, London, on 17 March 1920, and was buried at Braden Lane, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. His estate was left in trust for a nephew, subject to the life interest of his widow.

References

1. Adrian Jarvis, "Lyster, George Fosbery" (1821–1899), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
2. Address of Anthony George Lyster, M.Eng., President of Institution of Civil Engineers, 4 November 1913

External links

• Port Cities: – Anthony George Lyster, dock engineer (1852-1920) at www.mersey-gateway.org