Philip Brannon

Philip Brannon (born 27 February 1817: Newport, Isle of Wight – died 11 June 1890: London) was an artist, engraver, writer, printer, architect and civil engineer. In the 1850s he wrote and illustrated various guidebooks to Southampton, Bournemouth and other south coast places. He designed the Church of the Saviour in Southampton (1859), and the concrete Axmouth Old Bridge (1877) which pioneered the use of the material. He was granted patents relating to the use of concrete in building design, and also for “navigable balloons”, of which he was a keen advocate. Provided by Wikipedia