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Authorised in 1793 , construction was in full swing when Clowes , the original engineer , died ; and the proprietors at once 1 turned to Telford . ' I have been appointed Engineer to another Canal , ' he wrote , ' called 30 THE STORY OF ...
Authorised in 1793 , construction was in full swing when Clowes , the original engineer , died ; and the proprietors at once 1 turned to Telford . ' I have been appointed Engineer to another Canal , ' he wrote , ' called 30 THE STORY OF ...
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to another Canal , ' he wrote , ' called the Shrewsbury Canal . It reaches from the Town of Shrewsbury to the Coallierries in the neighbourhood of the Wrekin , at a place called Ketley , where there are likewise great Iron Works .
to another Canal , ' he wrote , ' called the Shrewsbury Canal . It reaches from the Town of Shrewsbury to the Coallierries in the neighbourhood of the Wrekin , at a place called Ketley , where there are likewise great Iron Works .
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If the Commissioners approved the memorialists were called on to deposit half the expense in the Bank of Scotland . 4. Telford prepared detailed working drawings and specifications and laid out the line of the road . 5.
If the Commissioners approved the memorialists were called on to deposit half the expense in the Bank of Scotland . 4. Telford prepared detailed working drawings and specifications and laid out the line of the road . 5.
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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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