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... Rennie had five years earlier worked out a similar suggestion for a single arch of 450 feet length and 150 feet above high water ; but Rennie had preferred a three arch iron bridge at another site . The estimated costs of Rennie's ...
... Rennie had five years earlier worked out a similar suggestion for a single arch of 450 feet length and 150 feet above high water ; but Rennie had preferred a three arch iron bridge at another site . The estimated costs of Rennie's ...
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... Rennie re- tired to bed , and John Gibb to change his clothes , but Telford only dried himself in front of the inn ... Rennie's original ideas . But another , and his last drainage work in the Fens - the North Level Drainage was entirely ...
... Rennie re- tired to bed , and John Gibb to change his clothes , but Telford only dried himself in front of the inn ... Rennie's original ideas . But another , and his last drainage work in the Fens - the North Level Drainage was entirely ...
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... Rennie . 1819-22 . TAY FERRIES , DUNDEE . Between 1819-22 , he advised on the construction of the Ferry Piers for the Dundee Ferry Service . His proposals modified those put forward by Robert Stevenson . 1821-34 . HOLYHEAD HARBOUR ...
... Rennie . 1819-22 . TAY FERRIES , DUNDEE . Between 1819-22 , he advised on the construction of the Ferry Piers for the Dundee Ferry Service . His proposals modified those put forward by Robert Stevenson . 1821-34 . HOLYHEAD HARBOUR ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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