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In 1796 the standing Parliamentary Committee on the Port of London had considered eight different plans for ... to the effect that Any plan for the improvement of the Port is imperfect , of which Wet Docks did not make a part .
In 1796 the standing Parliamentary Committee on the Port of London had considered eight different plans for ... to the effect that Any plan for the improvement of the Port is imperfect , of which Wet Docks did not make a part .
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KATHARINE'S DOCK , PORT OF LONDON Built by the St. Katharine's Dock Company , 1824-1828 , to Telford's designs . Over 1,250 houses and some 4,000 inhabitants had to be expropriated to clear the nine and a half acres which accommodated ...
KATHARINE'S DOCK , PORT OF LONDON Built by the St. Katharine's Dock Company , 1824-1828 , to Telford's designs . Over 1,250 houses and some 4,000 inhabitants had to be expropriated to clear the nine and a half acres which accommodated ...
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A small fishing port of Loch Bay in the Isle of Skye founded by the British Fisheries Society . Telford advised the use of Parker's cement on the pier they were building in 1796 . 1798-1802 . London Docks .
A small fishing port of Loch Bay in the Isle of Skye founded by the British Fisheries Society . Telford advised the use of Parker's cement on the pier they were building in 1796 . 1798-1802 . London Docks .
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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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