The Engineering Hall of Fame celebrates and honours engineers from, or closely associated with, the City of London who have achieved or merit exceptional distinction. Their ideas and expertise have helped make the City a safe, healthy, well-connected and inspiring place to live and work. The wealth creation, trade and business generated through their inventions and entrepreneurship have benefited the City and the wider world. Some inductees will be well known; others less familiar.
The Hall of Fame is a collaboration between seven founding Livery Companies: the Worshipful Companies of Engineers, Ironmongers, Armourers and Brasiers, Shipwrights, Scientific Instrument Makers, Information Technologists, and Water Conservators. The Gunmakers joined in 2026.
A Nomination and Judging Panel drawn from the member companies selects new inductees every two years. Exceptional candidates are sought who have a tangible connection to the City of London.
This year’s ceremony was held on the walkway at Tower Bridge hosted by Gordon Masterton, Past Master of the Engineers Company. The Water Conservators nominated Sir Andrew Mitchell, former CEO of the Tideway Project, (pictured far left above with our young Steam Explorers and their parents) as our nomination for the Hall of Fame. Master Tom Flood and Past Master Rob Casey (pictured below) attended the event and Past Master Rob Casey read out the citation for Sir Andrew and our young Steam Explorer Theo Griffiths opened the envelope and read out Sir Andrew’s name to great applause from everyone present. Sir Andrew was the only living candidate nominated this year and gave a short acceptance speech which was well received. He was pleased to announce that the super sewer had coped splendidly with the recent high rainfall events and his presence made a fitting finale to the evening.
Prior to the evening event young engineers sponsored by the contributing Livery companies were given a guided tour of significant engineering feats within the City including the magnificent bridges, tours of the Armourer’s and Ironmongers Halls, and a talk by each contributing Livery company on career opportunities in their sector. Past Master Rob Casey talked about career opportunities in the water and environmental sector and also gave details about the super sewer during the walking tour.
Two young engineers, Theo Griffiths and Zaki Chaoui, Steam Explorers at the London Museum of Water and Steam, sponsored by the Water Conservation Trust attended both the afternoon and evening events and are pictured below with their parents and Past Master Rob Casey.
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