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Page 36
... existing conditions ; and on the whole Telford was always markedly successful in dis- arming local opposition . The canal , except that it was never extended to Shrewsbury , was substantially completed by 1805 ; and for a number of ...
... existing conditions ; and on the whole Telford was always markedly successful in dis- arming local opposition . The canal , except that it was never extended to Shrewsbury , was substantially completed by 1805 ; and for a number of ...
Page 148
... existing sources of supply , noted the lack of any fixed principle in the type or size of existing pipes , wooden , leaden , cast iron , and earthen being frequently found on the same line . It reached the conclusion that the existing ...
... existing sources of supply , noted the lack of any fixed principle in the type or size of existing pipes , wooden , leaden , cast iron , and earthen being frequently found on the same line . It reached the conclusion that the existing ...
Page 313
... existing Eastern Pier Head . They were a modification of a much larger scheme put forward by Chapman , estimated to cost £ 100,000 . 1829. BELFAST . He advised the construction of a wet dock in front of the town with a ship canal to ...
... existing Eastern Pier Head . They were a modification of a much larger scheme put forward by Chapman , estimated to cost £ 100,000 . 1829. BELFAST . He advised the construction of a wet dock in front of the town with a ship canal to ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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