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... including the Ulster Canal , fortunately he was saved from the chimera of the Irish Board of Control , whether of Inland waterways or of anything else . Bridge building continued . In the autumn of 1800 he 38 j THE STORY OF TELFORD.
... including the Ulster Canal , fortunately he was saved from the chimera of the Irish Board of Control , whether of Inland waterways or of anything else . Bridge building continued . In the autumn of 1800 he 38 j THE STORY OF TELFORD.
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It is not known how long Telford continued to be connected with the development ; he was certainly still visiting Liverpool on business at the end of 1802 , but some time afterwards , probably the rival company was bought out ...
It is not known how long Telford continued to be connected with the development ; he was certainly still visiting Liverpool on business at the end of 1802 , but some time afterwards , probably the rival company was bought out ...
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5 The tale might be continued to the end of the work , and Telford was continually pointing out that such restrictions necessarily added to the cost of the works as THE CALEDONIAN CANAL 91.
5 The tale might be continued to the end of the work , and Telford was continually pointing out that such restrictions necessarily added to the cost of the works as THE CALEDONIAN CANAL 91.
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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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