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Archibald Alison , who had just been appointed to it , married in June 1784 and one may assume that the alterations were in anticipation of that event . Alison was much taken with Telford , and his son , the historian of Modern Europe ...
Archibald Alison , who had just been appointed to it , married in June 1784 and one may assume that the alterations were in anticipation of that event . Alison was much taken with Telford , and his son , the historian of Modern Europe ...
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Telford , Architect ' ; and later he was duly appointed General Agent , Surveyor , Engineer , Architect and Overlooker to the Ellesmere Canal , on a salary of £ 500 a year , out of which he was to keep his own clerk and confidential ...
Telford , Architect ' ; and later he was duly appointed General Agent , Surveyor , Engineer , Architect and Overlooker to the Ellesmere Canal , on a salary of £ 500 a year , out of which he was to keep his own clerk and confidential ...
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Telford was appointed engineer of the Glasgow Waterworks , established in 1806 , and completely reorganised the supply which had been defective and impure . Water was taken from the Clyde , passed through filter beds and pumped through ...
Telford was appointed engineer of the Glasgow Waterworks , established in 1806 , and completely reorganised the supply which had been defective and impure . Water was taken from the Clyde , passed through filter beds and pumped through ...
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Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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| Title | The Story of Telford: The Rise of Civil Engineering |
| Author | Sir Alexander Gibb |
| Publisher | A. Maclehose & Company, 1935 |
| Length | 357 pages |
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