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... plans for different altera- tions at & above the Castle . I have made a Survey and Plan of part of the High Street of Salop , and last Session a vote was made to sweep away the half of one side , on purpose to render it a good and open ...
... plans for different altera- tions at & above the Castle . I have made a Survey and Plan of part of the High Street of Salop , and last Session a vote was made to sweep away the half of one side , on purpose to render it a good and open ...
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... plan for the improvement of the Port is imperfect , of which Wet Docks did not make a part . ' But among the eight different plans was one put for- ward by a Mr. Dodd to rebuild London Bridge with sufficient head room to allow ships to ...
... plan for the improvement of the Port is imperfect , of which Wet Docks did not make a part . ' But among the eight different plans was one put for- ward by a Mr. Dodd to rebuild London Bridge with sufficient head room to allow ships to ...
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... Plans or any extent , it is certainly true that the Report of the Select Committee and the Plans and propositions they have approved and recommended , are founded entirely upon and are little else than an abstract of the plans ...
... Plans or any extent , it is certainly true that the Report of the Select Committee and the Plans and propositions they have approved and recommended , are founded entirely upon and are little else than an abstract of the plans ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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