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... assistance of Government to the provision of new , or the improve- ment of old , fishery harbours ; and in 1789 Sir John Sinclair had forwarded to the society a memorial on be- half of the Harbour of Wick . Doubtless there were other ...
... assistance of Government to the provision of new , or the improve- ment of old , fishery harbours ; and in 1789 Sir John Sinclair had forwarded to the society a memorial on be- half of the Harbour of Wick . Doubtless there were other ...
Page 141
... assistance ... previous to the preparation of their report , ' resolved that ' Mr. Telford was a proper person to be consulted as Engineer . ' Being already convinced that a suspension bridge was the only type that suited the situation ...
... assistance ... previous to the preparation of their report , ' resolved that ' Mr. Telford was a proper person to be consulted as Engineer . ' Being already convinced that a suspension bridge was the only type that suited the situation ...
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... Assistance 1817. Regents Canal - from the Grand Junction Canal at Paddington , by Regents Park and Islington , to the Thames at Limehouse . Owing to lack of funds was uncompleted . It was thought that it would relieve the streets of the ...
... Assistance 1817. Regents Canal - from the Grand Junction Canal at Paddington , by Regents Park and Islington , to the Thames at Limehouse . Owing to lack of funds was uncompleted . It was thought that it would relieve the streets of the ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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