railway. Along these, horses drew the sledges laden with stone required for the work; the material ...
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months before his death, that for some time previous to the opening of the bridge, his anxiety was ...
almost entirely to the Lowlands, and had scarcely penetrated the mountainous regions lying towards ...
lochs in the neighbourhood of the Isle of Skye. As to the means of executing these improvements, he...
These undertakings may, indeed, be regarded in the light of a working academy; from which eight hun...
The principal works were those connected with the harbours situated upon the line of coast extendin...
*[6] Mr. Hughes, C.E., in his 'Memoir of William Jessop,' published in 'Weale's Quarterly Papers on...
the town-clerk depute. Those kidnapped were openly "driven in flocks through the town, like herds o...
the other contained 378 tons. The new structure was, besides, extremely elegant in form; and when t...
large rubble-stone, to within 18 inches of the top, when the whole was covered with granite coping ...
of the arch-stones and the cross walls of each abutment. Thus great strength as well as lightness w...
labours of many years, during which the difficulties encountered in their construction had swelled ...
was substantially executed in red sandstone, and proved a very serviceable bridge, forming part of ...
But Telford, even more than any of these, was a purely country-bred boy, and was born and brought u...
10th March, 1793 *[2] Referring to the burning of Dr. Priestley's library. *[3] The preparation of...