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Probably the first bridge of importance with which Telford was concerned , except in the way of ordinary maintenance , was the new Montford Bridge , a three arch stone bridge over the Severn , -some four miles west of Shrewsbury ...
Probably the first bridge of importance with which Telford was concerned , except in the way of ordinary maintenance , was the new Montford Bridge , a three arch stone bridge over the Severn , -some four miles west of Shrewsbury ...
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bridges — from Kingston to London Bridge . Kingston Bridge came under his supervision , since its erection was partly financed by the Exchequer Bill Loan Commissioners . Into the history of London Bridge Telford again came after more ...
bridges — from Kingston to London Bridge . Kingston Bridge came under his supervision , since its erection was partly financed by the Exchequer Bill Loan Commissioners . Into the history of London Bridge Telford again came after more ...
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Telford proposed to build a bridge for the Great North Road across the Wear near the place where Walker subsequently built the Victoria Bridge for the Durham Junction Railway . 1825-28 . Kingston - upon - Thames , River Thames , Surrey ...
Telford proposed to build a bridge for the Great North Road across the Wear near the place where Walker subsequently built the Victoria Bridge for the Durham Junction Railway . 1825-28 . Kingston - upon - Thames , River Thames , Surrey ...
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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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