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In April 1800 the Committee went a step further and invited Architects to submit plans and estimates for a new London Bridge . From the diary of Lord Colchester , who was a member of the Committee , it appears that a plan and estimate ...
In April 1800 the Committee went a step further and invited Architects to submit plans and estimates for a new London Bridge . From the diary of Lord Colchester , who was a member of the Committee , it appears that a plan and estimate ...
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The Select Committee's Third Report had mentioned that Telford and Douglas had submitted four alternative bridges ; and it was on one of them that the Committee seems to have based its recommendation , a bridge of five iron arches .
The Select Committee's Third Report had mentioned that Telford and Douglas had submitted four alternative bridges ; and it was on one of them that the Committee seems to have based its recommendation , a bridge of five iron arches .
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Report of Select Committee appointed to consider evidence taken on Bills for the improvement of the Port of London . ' 1799 . * Select Committees upon further measures for the Improvement of the Port of London . ' 1800 , 1801 .
Report of Select Committee appointed to consider evidence taken on Bills for the improvement of the Port of London . ' 1799 . * Select Committees upon further measures for the Improvement of the Port of London . ' 1800 , 1801 .
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Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
Edinburgh at the beginning of the Twentieth Century I | 8 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
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| Title | The Story of Telford: The Rise of Civil Engineering |
| Author | Sir Alexander Gibb |
| Publisher | A. Maclehose & Company, 1935 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jan 2006 |
| Length | 357 pages |
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