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... already engaged on Canal Works ) had himself been improving the navigation be- tween Bewdley and Coalbrookdale . For this reason , and because of the necessity of allowing for very heavy floods , and also to meet some of the ...
... already engaged on Canal Works ) had himself been improving the navigation be- tween Bewdley and Coalbrookdale . For this reason , and because of the necessity of allowing for very heavy floods , and also to meet some of the ...
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... already much Snow on the Mountains- ' 1 In 1810 he was called in to deal with the Holyhead Road - then after the Dover Road the most important route in the country . Rennie had already long been advising on the improvement of ...
... already much Snow on the Mountains- ' 1 In 1810 he was called in to deal with the Holyhead Road - then after the Dover Road the most important route in the country . Rennie had already long been advising on the improvement of ...
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... already mentioned , the extent of Telford's con- cern varied considerably . In some , such as the Ulster Canal with which he was already involved before the application to the Commissioners , he had complete control , and one of his ...
... already mentioned , the extent of Telford's con- cern varied considerably . In some , such as the Ulster Canal with which he was already involved before the application to the Commissioners , he had complete control , and one of his ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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