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A kentledge of stones was placed on the bank , and it was then left to consolidate for six months . ... As soon as the lock pit was excavated , rubble stone masonry was laid in water - lime mortar to a thickness of two feet in the ...
A kentledge of stones was placed on the bank , and it was then left to consolidate for six months . ... As soon as the lock pit was excavated , rubble stone masonry was laid in water - lime mortar to a thickness of two feet in the ...
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I never use large stones on the bottom of a road ; I would not put a large stone in any part of it . ' Telford was equally emphatic in favour of having a foundation of large stones for his roads . He summarises his views in a letter to ...
I never use large stones on the bottom of a road ; I would not put a large stone in any part of it . ' Telford was equally emphatic in favour of having a foundation of large stones for his roads . He summarises his views in a letter to ...
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... excellence of Scotland's vilStanton , J. , 23 , 280 lage education , 3 and 96 ; becomes Steam , 27 , 102 , 214 , 222 , 228 , 273 , a stone - mason , 4 ; early pro274 ficiency in stone - carving , 4 ; EdinStein , III burgh training ...
... excellence of Scotland's vilStanton , J. , 23 , 280 lage education , 3 and 96 ; becomes Steam , 27 , 102 , 214 , 222 , 228 , 273 , a stone - mason , 4 ; early pro274 ficiency in stone - carving , 4 ; EdinStein , III burgh training ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
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