James Brindley and the early Engineers ... Abridged from “Lives of the Engineers.'. |
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... land -Sir John Oglander's account of the circumstances connected with the reclamation - Failure of the works - Hugh and Thomas Myd- delton as Members of Parliament - Hugh's connection with Wales - Mines Royal Company of Cardiganshire ...
... land -Sir John Oglander's account of the circumstances connected with the reclamation - Failure of the works - Hugh and Thomas Myd- delton as Members of Parliament - Hugh's connection with Wales - Mines Royal Company of Cardiganshire ...
Page xii
... land - carriage by pack - horses - Sketch of the potteries district and population - Josiah Wedgwood - His energy and enter- prise in manufactures - Promotes improved means of communication -Supports Brindley's Grand Trunk Canal ...
... land - carriage by pack - horses - Sketch of the potteries district and population - Josiah Wedgwood - His energy and enter- prise in manufactures - Promotes improved means of communication -Supports Brindley's Grand Trunk Canal ...
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... lands for purposes of agriculture , to build its towns and supply them with water , to render it easily accessible by means of roads , bridges , canals , and railways , and to construct lighthouses , breakwaters , docks , and harbours ...
... lands for purposes of agriculture , to build its towns and supply them with water , to render it easily accessible by means of roads , bridges , canals , and railways , and to construct lighthouses , breakwaters , docks , and harbours ...
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... lands won from the sea , the making of roads and building of bridges , the supplying of towns with water , and the ... land , is supposed to have been introduced by men from Belgium and Friesland , who early landed in great numbers ...
... lands won from the sea , the making of roads and building of bridges , the supplying of towns with water , and the ... land , is supposed to have been introduced by men from Belgium and Friesland , who early landed in great numbers ...
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... land , and became dominant , as is shown by the dominancy of their language , until they were stopped by the hills of Cumber- land , of Wales , and of Cornwall . The same process seems to have gone on in the arable districts of Scotland ...
... land , and became dominant , as is shown by the dominancy of their language , until they were stopped by the hills of Cumber- land , of Wales , and of Cornwall . The same process seems to have gone on in the arable districts of Scotland ...
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afterwards bank became boats Brading breach Bridge Bridgewater Canal Brindley Brindley's Burslem called carried channel coal conduits Congleton constructed contrived Cwmsymlog Dagenham Denbigh difficulty district drain drainage drowned Duke of Bridgewater Duke's canal Earl embankment employed enable engineer England enterprise erected executed Fcap feet Fens Gilbert Grand Trunk ground haven hill History horses improved industry inhabitants inland Irwell James James Brindley King labour land length Liverpool London machinery Manchester manufacturing Marsh ment Mersey miles mill millwright mines navigation neighbourhood occasion occupied opening Parliament passed Perry port Post 8vo Potteries proceeded purpose reclaimed Riquet river river Irwell river Mersey roads Romney Marsh Royal Runcorn Second Edition shortly Sir Cornelius Vermuyden Sir Hugh Myddelton skill sluices Staffordshire stream Street supply Thames tide tion town trade tunnel Turnhurst undertaking Vermuyden Vols Wedgwood whilst Woodcuts workmen Worsley