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In addition to adequate signposts , the names of villages were recommended to be painted on prominent boards . Many of these recommendations Telford was repeating before the Holyhead Road Committee more than thirty years later .
In addition to adequate signposts , the names of villages were recommended to be painted on prominent boards . Many of these recommendations Telford was repeating before the Holyhead Road Committee more than thirty years later .
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... and the Plans and propositions they have approved and recommended , are founded entirely upon and are little else than an abstract of the plans , Estimates and explanations and informations afforded them by Mr. Douglas and myself .
... and the Plans and propositions they have approved and recommended , are founded entirely upon and are little else than an abstract of the plans , Estimates and explanations and informations afforded them by Mr. Douglas and myself .
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Telford recommended this as a naval base after his Highland Survey of 1801 . 1801. THURSO ( Caithness ) . Telford planned a fishing harbour as part of his recommendations in 1801 , but the scheme was dropped , Government having refused ...
Telford recommended this as a naval base after his Highland Survey of 1801 . 1801. THURSO ( Caithness ) . Telford planned a fishing harbour as part of his recommendations in 1801 , but the scheme was dropped , Government having refused ...
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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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