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... Town , lately joined to the Old Town by the rebuilt bridge across the partially drained North Loch . There long after he claimed to have studied every form of architecture . For the most part however his experiences at this stage must ...
... Town , lately joined to the Old Town by the rebuilt bridge across the partially drained North Loch . There long after he claimed to have studied every form of architecture . For the most part however his experiences at this stage must ...
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... town . Grants were sanctioned and work was started in 1805 , being for the most part confined to the new ' Pulteney Town , ' and to a three arch stone bridge over the river . In 1806 a grant of £ 7,500 became available from the ...
... town . Grants were sanctioned and work was started in 1805 , being for the most part confined to the new ' Pulteney Town , ' and to a three arch stone bridge over the river . In 1806 a grant of £ 7,500 became available from the ...
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... Town , -appearing the cleaner from Bilstone Contrast . Here Mr. Telford found Canal business ( not much ) awaiting him - He took me round by Colebrook Dale yesterday to see the inclined plane a mode of escaping Lockage on the Shrewsbury ...
... Town , -appearing the cleaner from Bilstone Contrast . Here Mr. Telford found Canal business ( not much ) awaiting him - He took me round by Colebrook Dale yesterday to see the inclined plane a mode of escaping Lockage on the Shrewsbury ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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