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... continued to join the Birmingham and Worcester Canal so that the Severn could be avoided 1821. Portsmouth & Arundel Canal - An inland water connection between the Arun and the Thames by means of the River Wey and a canal from Guildford ...
... continued to join the Birmingham and Worcester Canal so that the Severn could be avoided 1821. Portsmouth & Arundel Canal - An inland water connection between the Arun and the Thames by means of the River Wey and a canal from Guildford ...
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... continued deplor- able . It is picturesquely described by Sir David Brewster : ' Previous to 1815 , ' he says , ' the sailing packets which plied between Dublin and Holyhead were often tossed for several days in a stormy sea ; and ...
... continued deplor- able . It is picturesquely described by Sir David Brewster : ' Previous to 1815 , ' he says , ' the sailing packets which plied between Dublin and Holyhead were often tossed for several days in a stormy sea ; and ...
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... continued his tour . The remainder of his long account need not be repeated . The days of his almost superhuman physical activity and endurance were clearly over , but at least Telford's mental output scarcely decreased . His liability ...
... continued his tour . The remainder of his long account need not be repeated . The days of his almost superhuman physical activity and endurance were clearly over , but at least Telford's mental output scarcely decreased . His liability ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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