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( 11 ) Id . , from Shrewsbury Castle , 21st February , 1788. ... ( 22 ) Id . ( 23 ) Id . , from Shrewsbury , 18th March , 1795 CHAPTER II 1793-1802 The Eighteenth Century Transport problem , Canals ROAD ENGINEERING 25.
( 11 ) Id . , from Shrewsbury Castle , 21st February , 1788. ... ( 22 ) Id . ( 23 ) Id . , from Shrewsbury , 18th March , 1795 CHAPTER II 1793-1802 The Eighteenth Century Transport problem , Canals ROAD ENGINEERING 25.
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to another Canal , ' he wrote , “ called the Shrewsbury Canal . It reaches from the Town of Shrewsbury to the Coallierries in the neighbourhood of the Wrekin , at a place called Ketley , where there are likewise great Iron Works .
to another Canal , ' he wrote , “ called the Shrewsbury Canal . It reaches from the Town of Shrewsbury to the Coallierries in the neighbourhood of the Wrekin , at a place called Ketley , where there are likewise great Iron Works .
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REFERENCES ( 1 ) Letter to Andrew Little , from Shrewsbury , 29th September , 1793. ( 2 ) Id . , 3rd November , 1793. ( 3 ) Id . ( 4 ) Id . , 18th March , 1795. ( 5 ) Letter from Jessop to Telford , from London , 26th July , 1795.
REFERENCES ( 1 ) Letter to Andrew Little , from Shrewsbury , 29th September , 1793. ( 2 ) Id . , 3rd November , 1793. ( 3 ) Id . ( 4 ) Id . , 18th March , 1795. ( 5 ) Letter from Jessop to Telford , from London , 26th July , 1795.
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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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