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Page 183
... construction in London for which he was wholly responsible . It is curious that this should have been so . For forty years a very successful and well- known figure in Parliamentary Committees ; for at least fifteen years the dominant ...
... construction in London for which he was wholly responsible . It is curious that this should have been so . For forty years a very successful and well- known figure in Parliamentary Committees ; for at least fifteen years the dominant ...
Page 245
... construction of Aberdeen Harbour has a special interest in the very early use that was made of dredging plant . A second and much larger dredger was designed and built in 1829 for the latter works . At the same time Telford was again ...
... construction of Aberdeen Harbour has a special interest in the very early use that was made of dredging plant . A second and much larger dredger was designed and built in 1829 for the latter works . At the same time Telford was again ...
Page 313
... construction of a wet dock in front of the town with a ship canal to Garmoyle . His proposals differed little from those put forward by Rennie at the same time . 1830-32 . HERNE BAY . A landing pier 3,613 feet long of Baltic timber ...
... construction of a wet dock in front of the town with a ship canal to Garmoyle . His proposals differed little from those put forward by Rennie at the same time . 1830-32 . HERNE BAY . A landing pier 3,613 feet long of Baltic timber ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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