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1 visited Scotland , perhaps no more than Edinburgh , in the company of Sinclair . By April 1796 he was carrying out all the society's work and describes himself in a printed paper as their engineer . But the society's efforts were not ...
1 visited Scotland , perhaps no more than Edinburgh , in the company of Sinclair . By April 1796 he was carrying out all the society's work and describes himself in a printed paper as their engineer . But the society's efforts were not ...
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Jardine was engineer for the 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 ...
Jardine was engineer for the 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 ...
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Rising trade , and the exorbitant charges levied by the existing -practically monopolist - companies , were strong ... provided an opportunity ; and in 1824 the St. Katharine's Dock Company was formed for the construction of a ' free ...
Rising trade , and the exorbitant charges levied by the existing -practically monopolist - companies , were strong ... provided an opportunity ; and in 1824 the St. Katharine's Dock Company was formed for the construction of a ' free ...
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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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