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... Lock and Basin and the flight of eight locks at Banavie . Though John Telford died in 1807 , he survived long enough to carry the works well forward and establish the method on which the rest was to follow . His letters contain less of ...
... Lock and Basin and the flight of eight locks at Banavie . Though John Telford died in 1807 , he survived long enough to carry the works well forward and establish the method on which the rest was to follow . His letters contain less of ...
Page 224
... had produced a surplus . But to Huskisson , Brougham , Hume and Ricardo this was inexcusable and Vansittart became very unpopular in the country . ORT AUGUSTUS THE LOCKS CALEDONIAN CANAL . LOCKS AT FORT 224 THE STORY OF TELFORD.
... had produced a surplus . But to Huskisson , Brougham , Hume and Ricardo this was inexcusable and Vansittart became very unpopular in the country . ORT AUGUSTUS THE LOCKS CALEDONIAN CANAL . LOCKS AT FORT 224 THE STORY OF TELFORD.
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... locks , we arrived at the Audlem Chain of 14 Locks , and having passed these upwards , after little interval we ascended Six Locks . These 20 Locks including 2 Miles of Canal , cost us 114 minutes , deduct 40 Minutes for the 2 Miles ...
... locks , we arrived at the Audlem Chain of 14 Locks , and having passed these upwards , after little interval we ascended Six Locks . These 20 Locks including 2 Miles of Canal , cost us 114 minutes , deduct 40 Minutes for the 2 Miles ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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