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A principal object of the society was to secure the assistance of Government to the provision of new , or the improvement of old , fishery harbours ; and in 1789 Sir John Sinclair had forwarded to the society a memorial on behalf of the ...
A principal object of the society was to secure the assistance of Government to the provision of new , or the improvement of old , fishery harbours ; and in 1789 Sir John Sinclair had forwarded to the society a memorial on behalf of the ...
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Numerous plans and estimates were sent in by Engineers and artists from various parts of the Kingdom , and the Committee thinking it'expedient to have the most able advice and assistance ... previous to the preparation of their ...
Numerous plans and estimates were sent in by Engineers and artists from various parts of the Kingdom , and the Committee thinking it'expedient to have the most able advice and assistance ... previous to the preparation of their ...
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The Parliamentary powers that were obtained in 1809 were immediately put in force , and in the following years Telford , with Jessop's assistance was responsible for the extensions and improvements that , carried out by John Gibb ...
The Parliamentary powers that were obtained in 1809 were immediately put in force , and in the following years Telford , with Jessop's assistance was responsible for the extensions and improvements that , carried out by John Gibb ...
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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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