William Barclay Parsons
(April 15, 1859 – May 9, 1932) was an American civil engineer. He founded the firm that became Parsons Brinckerhoff, one of the largest American civil engineering firms.
In 1871 he went to school in Torquay, England, and for the four years following studied under private tutors while traveling in France, Germany and Italy.
Parsons received a bachelor's degree from Columbia College in 1879, and a second from Columbia's School of Mines in 1882. He later served as chairman of the University's board of trustees.
From 1882 to the end of 1885, he was in the maintenance of way department of the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad. His first books had to do with railroad problems and this interest in rail transportation continued throughout his life.
Parsons designed the Cape Cod Canal as Chief Engineer. He was also Chief Engineer of the New York Rapid Transit Commission, and as such responsible for the construction of the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT) subway line.
In 1900 he published an account of his work as Chief Surveyor of China's Canton–Hankou Railway. "...Parsons, acting for an American syndicate, accepted the direction of a survey of 1,000 miles of railway in China, primarily on the line from Hankow to Canton. The party passed through the then "closed province of Hu-Nan, and the success of the entire venture depended not alone on the engineering skill but primarily upon the ability of the leader of the expedition to meet the extremely difficult diplomatic problems involved. Parsons told the story of this adventure in An American Engineer in China" (1900).
The Cache is home made, based around a 35mm film canister and is heavily disguised. This Cache can be a C&D as parking is right alongside GZ
Beware of muggles at the start and end of working days.
You will need to bring your own pen. Please ensure that the lid is fully closed when you have replaced the Log.
This Cache could be done as a round walk of less than 2 miles that takes in 7 other caches on the route, that vary from very easy to challenging. They are:-
Carpfishers Farnborough Drive GC3WZNQ
Chillypenguins Chilly’s Bird Box .1GC3BQ55
Chillypenguins Chilly’s Bird Box .2 GC3BQ6W
Carpfishers Drayton Fields GC2RO92
Carpfishers The Royal Oak GC3GOTK (Take care near the A45, especially if you have small Cachers.)
Carpfishers William Barclay Parsons GC3W67C
Carpfishers Isambard Kingdom Brunell GC3W671
Follow the Ox’s Hankooks half hour take two GC1K9QY
Don’t forget to bring a pen!