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Page 47
They then all went to view the site of the proposed new bridgefrom Angel Lane on the City side of St. Saviour's Church on the Borough side . After that they went with Pitt , the Lord Chancellor , Sir Joseph Banks , etc. , accompanied by ...
They then all went to view the site of the proposed new bridgefrom Angel Lane on the City side of St. Saviour's Church on the Borough side . After that they went with Pitt , the Lord Chancellor , Sir Joseph Banks , etc. , accompanied by ...
Page 65
On the east side of the Island , the lower part of Loch Beauly affords sufficient depth of water , and good anchoring ground , and the Bay of Cromarty yields an effectual protection to all vessels entering into or about to leave the ...
On the east side of the Island , the lower part of Loch Beauly affords sufficient depth of water , and good anchoring ground , and the Bay of Cromarty yields an effectual protection to all vessels entering into or about to leave the ...
Page 258
Telford was only willing to act if invited by both sides . ... Telford redesigned the bridge into one of four arches , so that no piers rested on the steep banks and the abutments were founded on solid rock on each side .
Telford was only willing to act if invited by both sides . ... Telford redesigned the bridge into one of four arches , so that no piers rested on the steep banks and the abutments were founded on solid rock on each side .
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CHAPTER | 1 |
Edinburgh at the beginning of the Twentieth Century I | 8 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
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