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... House was finished in the autumn of 1786 , and soon after Telford moved to Shropshire . Pulteney was then representing Shrews- bury in Parliament , and he was taken with the idea of rebuilding part of the old derelict ruin of a castle ...
... House was finished in the autumn of 1786 , and soon after Telford moved to Shropshire . Pulteney was then representing Shrews- bury in Parliament , and he was taken with the idea of rebuilding part of the old derelict ruin of a castle ...
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... house was handsome , quite suited for his re- quirements , and in accordance with his professional position , and he was very proud of it . After having lived in lodgings and hotels all his life , he appeared gratified and delighted at ...
... house was handsome , quite suited for his re- quirements , and in accordance with his professional position , and he was very proud of it . After having lived in lodgings and hotels all his life , he appeared gratified and delighted at ...
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... house for Dr. Mountjoy , the physician , and other houses and small bridges on the Duke of Buccleuch's estate . After that he was with Robin Hotson and helped in the building of Langholm Bridge over the Esk , and , it is said , in the ...
... house for Dr. Mountjoy , the physician , and other houses and small bridges on the Duke of Buccleuch's estate . After that he was with Robin Hotson and helped in the building of Langholm Bridge over the Esk , and , it is said , in the ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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