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The problem of London Bridge had , at the beginning of the nineteenth century , already been vigorously and venomously debated and disputed a hundred years and more . Everyone recognised that there were disadvantages in old London ...
The problem of London Bridge had , at the beginning of the nineteenth century , already been vigorously and venomously debated and disputed a hundred years and more . Everyone recognised that there were disadvantages in old London ...
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of the port a great stretch of ground , on both banks of the river , between London and Blackfriars Bridges . The survey of this area was forthwith directed , and the careful re - examination of London Bridge itself .
of the port a great stretch of ground , on both banks of the river , between London and Blackfriars Bridges . The survey of this area was forthwith directed , and the careful re - examination of London Bridge itself .
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( 5 ) Letter from Jessop to Telford , from London , 26th July , 1795. ( 6 ) Life of Thomas Telford , Civil Engineer , written by himself , p . 42. ( 7 ) Id . , p . 40. ( 8 ) Letter to Matthew Davidson , from Shrewsbury , 17th April ...
( 5 ) Letter from Jessop to Telford , from London , 26th July , 1795. ( 6 ) Life of Thomas Telford , Civil Engineer , written by himself , p . 42. ( 7 ) Id . , p . 40. ( 8 ) Letter to Matthew Davidson , from Shrewsbury , 17th April ...
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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 | 7 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 357 pages |
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