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Page 98
... stones was placed on the bank , and it was then left to consolidate for six months . The bank sunk II feet in this time ... stone masonry was laid in water - lime mortar to a thickness of two feet in the middle of the lock - chamber ...
... stones was placed on the bank , and it was then left to consolidate for six months . The bank sunk II feet in this time ... stone masonry was laid in water - lime mortar to a thickness of two feet in the middle of the lock - chamber ...
Page 176
... stones on the bottom of a road ; I would not put a large stone in any part of it . ' Telford was equally emphatic in favour of having a foundation of large stones for his roads . He sum- marises his views in a letter to William Adam ...
... stones on the bottom of a road ; I would not put a large stone in any part of it . ' Telford was equally emphatic in favour of having a foundation of large stones for his roads . He sum- marises his views in a letter to William Adam ...
Page 354
... stone - mason , 4 ; early pro- ficiency in stone - carving , 4 ; Edin- burgh training , 4 ; ' every form of architecture , ' 4 ; emigrates to London , 5 ; the helpful Pasleys , 5 ; Somerset House , 5 ; Pulteney , 5 ; Archibald Alison ...
... stone - mason , 4 ; early pro- ficiency in stone - carving , 4 ; Edin- burgh training , 4 ; ' every form of architecture , ' 4 ; emigrates to London , 5 ; the helpful Pasleys , 5 ; Somerset House , 5 ; Pulteney , 5 ; Archibald Alison ...
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First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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