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In 1817 he advised on plans for the enlargement of the harbour and again in 1829 10,000 Thames & Medway Canal From the Thames at Gravesend to the Medway near Rochester . Following the refusal of this grant an Act was obtained in 1818 ...
In 1817 he advised on plans for the enlargement of the harbour and again in 1829 10,000 Thames & Medway Canal From the Thames at Gravesend to the Medway near Rochester . Following the refusal of this grant an Act was obtained in 1818 ...
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In conjunction with Robert Stevenson and Alexander Nimmo , Telford advised on a proposal to cut a ship canal across the Wirral peninsula , with extensive harbour accommodation on both the Mersey and Dee . 1828-34 . LEITH .
In conjunction with Robert Stevenson and Alexander Nimmo , Telford advised on a proposal to cut a ship canal across the Wirral peninsula , with extensive harbour accommodation on both the Mersey and Dee . 1828-34 . LEITH .
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Telford was appointed to advise them on all civil engineering projects . The various works and projects are referred to separately . 1819. BURNHAM SALT MARSHES . Advised on a project for the enclosure and drainage of the Burnham Salt ...
Telford was appointed to advise them on all civil engineering projects . The various works and projects are referred to separately . 1819. BURNHAM SALT MARSHES . Advised on a project for the enclosure and drainage of the Burnham Salt ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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