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... Lock and Basin and the flight of eight locks at Banavie . Though John Telford died in 1807 , he survived long enough to carry the works well forward and establish the method on which the rest was to follow . His letters contain less of ...
... Lock and Basin and the flight of eight locks at Banavie . Though John Telford died in 1807 , he survived long enough to carry the works well forward and establish the method on which the rest was to follow . His letters contain less of ...
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... Lock pit sufficiently dry to permit building ; and five years were spent in the construction of the three lowest locks . Thus it was 1820 before the whole flight was completed . The physical difficulties encountered were , however ...
... Lock pit sufficiently dry to permit building ; and five years were spent in the construction of the three lowest locks . Thus it was 1820 before the whole flight was completed . The physical difficulties encountered were , however ...
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... locks , we arrived at the Audlem Chain of 14 Locks , and having passed these upwards , after little interval we ascended Six Locks . These 20 Locks including 2 Miles of Canal , cost us 114 minutes , deduct 40 Minutes for the 2 Miles ...
... locks , we arrived at the Audlem Chain of 14 Locks , and having passed these upwards , after little interval we ascended Six Locks . These 20 Locks including 2 Miles of Canal , cost us 114 minutes , deduct 40 Minutes for the 2 Miles ...
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Edinburgh at the beginning of the Twentieth Century I | 8 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
William Jessop Civil Engineer 17451814 | 32 |
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