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The district is the highest Land in this part of England , several rivers have their sources here , and it comprehends the Fields of Bosworth and Naseby — but of this more when the subject is more matured . ' 14 There were in addition ...
The district is the highest Land in this part of England , several rivers have their sources here , and it comprehends the Fields of Bosworth and Naseby — but of this more when the subject is more matured . ' 14 There were in addition ...
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... and even the free gifts of land were sometimes found to involve considerable payments by Government — so that a large portion of the land acquisition still remained to be settled , after the canal had been opened .
... and even the free gifts of land were sometimes found to involve considerable payments by Government — so that a large portion of the land acquisition still remained to be settled , after the canal had been opened .
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... 131 Lake Wiken , 234 Lamb , C. , 93 Lambeth , 269 Lanarkshire , 143 , 180 Landowners , 219 Land's End , 214 , 215 Land surveying , 208 Langdon , 31 Langholm , 4 , 15 , 21 , 57 Langston , 166 Lea , The , 167 Leach , J. , 166 Lechlade ...
... 131 Lake Wiken , 234 Lamb , C. , 93 Lambeth , 269 Lanarkshire , 143 , 180 Landowners , 219 Land's End , 214 , 215 Land surveying , 208 Langdon , 31 Langholm , 4 , 15 , 21 , 57 Langston , 166 Lea , The , 167 Leach , J. , 166 Lechlade ...
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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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