The Story of Telford: The Rise of Civil Engineering |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 63
Page 18
... 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 doubtful that he shall ever be able to accomplish it ...
... 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 doubtful that he shall ever be able to accomplish it ...
Page 33
... says of his ultimate design - ' The outer walls being only two feet in thickness with one cross - wall , not only ... say 40 feet as John Simpson * thinks that 45 is a great deal for Brick Arches , but we should know the probable ...
... says of his ultimate design - ' The outer walls being only two feet in thickness with one cross - wall , not only ... say 40 feet as John Simpson * thinks that 45 is a great deal for Brick Arches , but we should know the probable ...
Page 218
... says he is sending Priestley to see your pat- tern Canal , which I do not cease praising , ' and in 1829 again says , ' I congratulate you on the successful open- ing of the passage through the Deep Cutting - it is quite an Era in ...
... says he is sending Priestley to see your pat- tern Canal , which I do not cease praising , ' and in 1829 again says , ' I congratulate you on the successful open- ing of the passage through the Deep Cutting - it is quite an Era in ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
10 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Aberdeen Aberdeen Harbour Andrew Little appointed Aqueduct arch Bagge Bill Loan Commission Broomielaw built Caledonian Canal carried Civil Engineers Clyde coast Commissioners Committee completed connection construction docks Edinburgh Ellesmere Canal Exchequer Bill Loan experience extensive favour feet Ferry Firth Glasgow Gotha Canal harbour Highland Roads Holyhead Holyhead Road House improvement Institution of Civil interest Inverness Inverness-shire iron bridge James Jessop John Gibb John Rennie John Rickman Langholm later Liverpool Loch lock London Bridge Lord Matthew Davidson Menai ment Mersey miles Navigation never North Parliament Parliamentary pier plans Platen Port of London proposed Pulteney railway River River Dee Roads and Bridges Ross-shire says scheme Scotland Severn Ship Canal Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Canal Shropshire Southey steam stone supply Survey Suspension Bridge Sweden Telford's report Thames Thomas Telford tion Town Turnpike Trusts vessels Watt whole wich William writes wrote دو دو وو