The principal works were those connected with the harbours situated upon the line of coast extendin...
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the town-clerk depute. Those kidnapped were openly "driven in flocks through the town, like herds o...
large rubble-stone, to within 18 inches of the top, when the whole was covered with granite coping ...
labours of many years, during which the difficulties encountered in their construction had swelled ...
he was afterwards accustomed to point to his bridges, when others were tumbling during floods, and ...
application of steam power to the purposes of productive industry. At length steam itself was appli...
But Telford, even more than any of these, was a purely country-bred boy, and was born and brought u...
Lochmaben, a small town across the hills to the westward, where a little more building and of a bet...
sketches and drawings, he made his way back to Eskdale and the humble cottage at The Crooks. But no...
in July, 1784, engaged in superintending the erection of a house, after a design by Mr. Samuel Wyat...
Parliament, for the purpose of forming some opinion of politics: he adds, however, "not if it inter...
carried away by it. Only a short time before, he had admitted with truth that he knew nothing of po...
was substantially executed in red sandstone, and proved a very serviceable bridge, forming part of ...
10th March, 1793 *[2] Referring to the burning of Dr. Priestley's library. *[3] The preparation of...
The little trade which existed between one part of the kingdom and another was carried on by means ...