John Rennie

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1808–1810

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Rennie, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Demolition decision for St Mary's Church, Reculver

   1808–1810

   Role: Engineer who proposed a coastal-defence scheme

   1. 112 January 1808 · ReculverDemolition Decision

      On 12 January 1808, a vestry meeting decided to demolish St Mary's Church, rejecting John Rennie's coastal-defence scheme.

   2. 2September 1809 · ReculverDemolition Execution

      Demolition began in September 1809 using gunpowder, following the 1808 decision and continued erosion.

   3. 31810 · ReculverTowers Preservation

      Trinity House purchased the remaining structure in 1810 to preserve the towers as navigational aids.

Sources

1. Reculver Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21