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... company of Sinclair . By April 1796 he was carry- ing out all the society's work and describes himself in a printed paper as their engineer . But the society's efforts were not very extensive or absorbing , and Telford's work for it at ...
... company of Sinclair . By April 1796 he was carry- ing out all the society's work and describes himself in a printed paper as their engineer . But the society's efforts were not very extensive or absorbing , and Telford's work for it at ...
Page 149
... company and carried out the works , and Playfair advised in an architectural capacity . Telford's first connection with Aberdeen Harbour has been mentioned . The Parliamentary powers that were obtained in 1809 were immediately put in ...
... company and carried out the works , and Playfair advised in an architectural capacity . Telford's first connection with Aberdeen Harbour has been mentioned . The Parliamentary powers that were obtained in 1809 were immediately put in ...
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... companies , were strong and insistent reasons . But vested interests were powerful . The Warehousing Act in 1823 , which allowed goods to be stored in bond , duty free , provided an opportunity ; and in 1824 the St. Katharine's Dock Company ...
... companies , were strong and insistent reasons . But vested interests were powerful . The Warehousing Act in 1823 , which allowed goods to be stored in bond , duty free , provided an opportunity ; and in 1824 the St. Katharine's Dock Company ...
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Edinburgh at the beginning of the Twentieth Century I | 8 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
William Jessop Civil Engineer 17451814 | 32 |
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