William Webster (builder)

William Webster (May 1819 – 1 February 1888) was a British builder who worked with architects and engineers such as Gilbert Scott and Joseph Bazalgette and is especially associated with several embankments of the River Thames.

Immediately following his apprenticeship, Webster became a builder in Wyberton and was initially involved in the refurbishment and renovation of a number of churches in Lincolnshire (working with Sir Gilbert Scott on Algakirk church) and the surrounding counties as well the building of Boston's Exchange Building.

Moving to London in 1860, his first projects in the capital included contracts for the Crossness Southern Outfall Sewer,[2] Abbey Mills Pumping Station and the Western Pumping Station (adjacent to the Grosvenor Canal in Pimlico).

He was also involved in the Holborn Viaduct railway station[5] and hotel, and the southern approaches to Tower Bridge.

After Webster's death, his firm was continued for some years by his son, also called William,[9] a chemical engineer.