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... with the prospect of bettering their condition , because before the works were completed , it must be evident to everyone that the whole face of the country would be changed . ' The whole matter was referred to a ...
... with the prospect of bettering their condition , because before the works were completed , it must be evident to everyone that the whole face of the country would be changed . ' The whole matter was referred to a ...
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It is moreover little realised how far Telford was responsible for the system of carrying out public works by contract , that is now accepted as a matter of course . Under him there grew up a body of contractors who brought their ...
It is moreover little realised how far Telford was responsible for the system of carrying out public works by contract , that is now accepted as a matter of course . Under him there grew up a body of contractors who brought their ...
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Robert Stephenson writing at the beginning of 1825 to Lord Melville states that he had discussed the matter with Telford who was in agreement with him as to the necessity for action and the lines it should take .
Robert Stephenson writing at the beginning of 1825 to Lord Melville states that he had discussed the matter with Telford who was in agreement with him as to the necessity for action and the lines it should take .
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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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