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Death of James Brindley . 1780. Worked as a mason in Edinburgh . 1782. Went to London . Worked as a mason on Somerset House . 1784. Superintendent on the building of the Commissioners House , Portsmouth Dockyard . 1788.
Death of James Brindley . 1780. Worked as a mason in Edinburgh . 1782. Went to London . Worked as a mason on Somerset House . 1784. Superintendent on the building of the Commissioners House , Portsmouth Dockyard . 1788.
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On his death great lobbying took place over the question of his successor . Largely by the activities of H. R. Palmer , James Walker became President . He was a profound admirer of Telford , to much of whose practice he succeeded .
On his death great lobbying took place over the question of his successor . Largely by the activities of H. R. Palmer , James Walker became President . He was a profound admirer of Telford , to much of whose practice he succeeded .
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He was intolerant of inefficiency , and his irritated description of the death of poor Duncombe has been quoted . As against it , may be set a letter from another old Caledonian Canal man to Rickman after Telford's death : * I am aware ...
He was intolerant of inefficiency , and his irritated description of the death of poor Duncombe has been quoted . As against it , may be set a letter from another old Caledonian Canal man to Rickman after Telford's death : * I am aware ...
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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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