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Honours for the descendant of the Lindleys in Warsaw
Honours for the descendant of the Lindleys in Warsaw
Francis William (Bill) Lindley with his
wife Philippa came for a three-day visit to
Warsaw (5-8 September). They were invited by the management of the Municipal
Water and Sewerage Company Ltd. This
year capital of Poland celebrated
130-anniversary of the delivery
of filtered water processed in the modern water
supply system built according
to the design of William and William H.Lindley. In 1936 the management of PWiK (the Water
and Sewerage Company) recognized that the August 3rd,1886, was the starting point of effective work of
the Warsaw water network. 130
years later, in 2016, due to a variety of important events (the NATO Summit and World Rally
of the Catholic Youth involving visit of the Pope Francis II), the
celebrations were postponed till September.
Jubilee Gala took place on the 6th of September in the National Theatre. After introductory speech of the President of Warsaw, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, the Mazovia (Voivodship Mazowsze) Marshall Office announced that MPWiK was awarded with medal of “Merited for Mazovia”. The award was handed over to the Chairman of the Management Board of MPWiK Mrs Beata Pacholec and member of the Board of Directors Mr. Grzegorz Wasilewski.
The second point of the evening, for us the most important. William (Bill) Lindley was awarded an “Honourable Order of Merit of the Municipal Water and Sewerage Company in the capital city of Warsaw”, “In recognition of invaluable contribution of Mr William Lindley and his eldest son, Sir William Heerlein Lindley, to the development of Warsaw water and sewerage system”, with the relevant diploma.
See the photograph below:
Decoration was conducted by Mr Jarosław Jóźwiak,Vice Presidentof Warsaw, on behalf of the
Supervisory Board,and by Mrs Beata Pacholec on behalf of the Executive
Board.
In a short speech Bill Lindley, thanked for the honour and memory of the work of their ancestors in Warsaw,who would be proud if they saw what concern surrounds the designed and executed by them water supply and sewerage system of our city, and above all, that they passed the test of time and they still serve the residents of Warsaw.
In the second part of the evening guests listened to the beautifully composed concert, which was a blend of classical and light music performed by singers of the National Theatre. The evening host was a popular television entertainer Robert Janowski.
130 years ago - the Lindleys’ waterworks in Warsaw deliver first filtered water!
130 years ago - the Lindleys’ waterworks in Warsaw deliver first filtered water!
130 anniversary of the Lindleys’ waterworks in Warsaw
The 3rd of July, 1886, was the day to remember. The inhabitants of Warsaw could enjoy the first filtered water for individual consumption. The water came from the newly built Filter Station in Warsaw, designed and executed by two generations of English civil engineers – William Lindley, the father, and William Heerlein Lindley, the eldest son. Because it was only the technological test it did not have adequate cover by the local press. The Filter Station at Koszykowa Street in Warsaw reached full capacity in the fall of 1886.
Sir William H. Lindley was the Chief Engineer of waterworks and sewerage system in the years 1881-1917. William Heerlein’s representatives in Warsaw were his two younger brothers - Robert Searles (1881-1888) and Joseph (1888-1905).
In 2016 Municipal Warsaw Water and Sewerage Company celebrates the 130 anniversary of the Lindley waterworks in operation, designed and built under the supervision of two generations of civil engineers from the Lindley family.
Sir William H. Lindley was the Chief Engineer
110 years ago passed away Joseph Lindley
In April 1906 passed away Joseph Lindley, the youngest of the Lindley brothers...
110 years ago passed away Joseph Lindley
On April 20, 1906, in Ober Ursel (Oberursel, Germany) passed away Joseph Lindley. He was only forty-seven years old.
As Emil Sokal (Polish engineer and journalist) wrote: “The causes of his premature death are due to his hard work, which initially brought him a nervous disease, and when help of doctors proved inconclusive, when travel and stay in the South [Europe] instead of relief and improvement, made him even more sick, he returned to Frankfurt, where he was treated in a sanatorium for nervous patients, where his busy life ended". He was buried on the cemetery of the Haupt Friedhof in Marburg.
Joseph Lindley left the wife Emily Suermondt and two children – Henry
William (son) and Julia Anita (daughter). He had a talent for languages. Spoke
and wrote fluently German, French and Russian. Eagerly studied Polish language
in order to communicate with workers, as well as to be able to track the
publications in the national press. In Warsaw’s works Joseph Lindley was
involved for long seventeen years. Since 1888 he was a representative in Warsaw
of his older brother William Heerlein Lindley, Chief Engineer of water supply
and sewerage. Joseph Lindley spent here his mature youth and the greater part
of his professional life. He was more connected with Warsaw then the rest of
the Lindleys.
As the Polish author writes in the Universal Illustrated Encyclopedia: "Trough 16 years he was involved in Warsaw in very useful activities. Thanks to his diligence and energy Warsaw could bring to the end so important for the city sewerage works.
Joseph Lindley with his son Henry at the construction site of water tanks
Happy and Merry Holiday
Dear Members and Friends of Societas LindleianaIn the name of Executive Board
of Societas Lindleiana I wish you all
Happy and Merry Holiday! And Happy New Year 2016!
Ryszard Żelichowski, the President
Waiting for the Winter (photo H.Żelichowska)
William V (Bill) Lindley visits Łódź
William V (Bill) Lindley visits Łódź
On 10
September 2015 the water supply and sewerage company (ZWiK) in Lodz
(Poland)
celebrated the 90th anniversary of the
start of the water and sewage construction in this city. At the invitation of
the President of ZWiK Romuald Bosakowski, Francis William (Bill) Naunton
Lindley, with his wife Philippa came to Łódź. He is a direct descendant of
William Lindley (1808-1900), the English civil engineer, and founder of the
family's company providing expertise and building the water supply and drainage
in dozens of European cities.
Sir William II Heerlen (1853-1917), the eldest son and Chief Engineer in the
company, with the help of his two brothers, Robert and Joseph Searles,
contributed to the design and implementation of sanitation and water supply in Prague, Budapest, Frankfurt
on Maine, Warsaw
and Baku. He
also designed the water supply projects for St. Petersburg,
Radom and Łódź.
The first two have not been executed mainly because of revolutionary events of
1905, Russo-Japanese war and the First World War.
The first preparatory works in Łodź began at the end of the 19th century, but gained momentum only ten years later. At this time William Heerlein led the work on design and construction of the aqueduct in Baku, which was the last of his great works. Inspite the Bolshevik Revolution, William Heerlein Lindley managed to take part in the opening of the aqueduct in Baku February of 1917. In December of that year he died suddenly of a heart attack. Fortunately for Łódź, Deputy of W.H. Lindley in Baku was engineer Stefan Skrzywan. The First World War and the premature death of Sir W.H. Lindley prevented the implementation of the project. Engineer Skrzywan, who was the great admirer of working methods of Lindley, after taking the functions of the Chief Engineer in Łódź, decided to implement the project. After some necessary modifications this great investment was completed.
Part of the system comprises four identical water tanks. The structure of these tanks, due to arched brick work, resemble the inside of a medieval cathedral. The first two of these were built between 1935 and 1937, and the second pair in 1949-1953. Each has a capacity of 15 000 m3 .
William V (Bill) Lindley is a great-great grandson of William I Lindley and a great grandson of Robert Searles, brother of William II Heerlein. He is also the only living male descendant bearing the primary name William (Bill).
This was William (Bill) Lindley's first visit to Poland. He was most appreciative of the hospitality of ZWiK and thoroughly enjoyed the Jubilee Gala. It took place under the slogan "Lodz water is the best". Invited guests could taste Łódź water in variety of products: sorbet-ice, Jubilee Beer, Silky Beer (March Beer) and Lodz Compote "Apple".
Four of the employees were awarded diplomas in recognition of the quality of their work. The diplomas were presented by William (Bill) Lindley.
The Gala was attended by the President of the city of Łódź, Mrs. Hanna Zdanowska, senator Ryszard Bonisławski (a great connoisseur of the history of Łódź and the author of many publications on this topic) and Małgorzata Niemczyk, Member of Parliament from the city of Łódź and other eminent guests.
On the photo (from left): Małgorzata Niemczyk, the Member of the Polish Parliament (city of Łódź), Romuald Bosakowski, the President ZWiK, Ms. Hanna Zdanowska, the President of Łódź, William (Bill) Lindley and Ryszard Bonisławski, the Senator in Underground Cathedral in Stoki, the10th of September 2015.
The entertainment part of the Jubilee comprised of an excellent performance of Andrzej Poniedzielski, stand-up comedian, and Lena Ledoff Trio with recital of a mix of jazz and popular musicals. Gala ended with a champagne toast by the President ZWiK, Romuald Bosakowski and slices of Jubilee cake.
For more details go to:
http://www.zwik.lodz.pl/w-lodzi-goscil-william-v-lindley/
http://lodz.tvp.pl/21573471/potomek-williama-lindleya-odwiedzil-pdowodna-katedre
https://www.radiolodz.pl/posts/17936-romuald-bosakowski
https://www.radiolodz.pl/posts/17945-podziemna-katedra-na-stokach-w-lodzi-william-v-lindley-zdjecia
http://lodz.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/uroczysta-gala-zwik-w-teatrze-muzycznym-w-lodzi-zdjecia,3507129,artgal,t,id,tm.html