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... the Inhabitants could not agree about repairing the Roof , which rained in , it was then determined that I should be desired to look to the Roof and say what was necessary - and the Church Wardens applyed to me for that purpose -But ...
... the Inhabitants could not agree about repairing the Roof , which rained in , it was then determined that I should be desired to look to the Roof and say what was necessary - and the Church Wardens applyed to me for that purpose -But ...
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... that he never sees his country house but he says within himself “ O might I but rest in this spot and never more go three miles from home I should be happy ” _but he is now entangled in so extensive a plan , that he says he is ...
... that he never sees his country house but he says within himself “ O might I but rest in this spot and never more go three miles from home I should be happy ” _but he is now entangled in so extensive a plan , that he says he is ...
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In his Life he says of his ultimate design - ' The outer walls being only two feet in thickness with one cross - wall , not only places the centre of gravity lower in the pier and saves masonry , but ensures good workmanship , as every ...
In his Life he says of his ultimate design - ' The outer walls being only two feet in thickness with one cross - wall , not only places the centre of gravity lower in the pier and saves masonry , but ensures good workmanship , as every ...
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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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