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The report dealt fully with the existing sources of supply , noted the lack of any fixed principle in the type or size of existing pipes , —wooden , leaden , cast iron , and earthen being frequently found on the same line .
The report dealt fully with the existing sources of supply , noted the lack of any fixed principle in the type or size of existing pipes , —wooden , leaden , cast iron , and earthen being frequently found on the same line .
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Widening of the existing bridge . 1823 London Bridge . As adviser to the Bridge House Estates Committee during the Parliamentary enquiry . 1821-26 . Conway Suspension Bridge , River Conway , Denbighshire . 1822-23 .
Widening of the existing bridge . 1823 London Bridge . As adviser to the Bridge House Estates Committee during the Parliamentary enquiry . 1821-26 . Conway Suspension Bridge , River Conway , Denbighshire . 1822-23 .
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Telford's proposals were to enclose the docks by building an extensive breakwater to within 120 feet of the existing Eastern Pier Head . They were a modification of a much larger scheme put forward by Chapman , estimated to cost ...
Telford's proposals were to enclose the docks by building an extensive breakwater to within 120 feet of the existing Eastern Pier Head . They were a modification of a much larger scheme put forward by Chapman , estimated to cost ...
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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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