James Brindley and the early Engineers ... Abridged from “Lives of the Engineers.'. |
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Page 34
... proposal to drain the Fens and to convert them into wholesome and fruitful lands , how- ever important in a national point of view , as enlarging the resources and increasing the wealth of the country , had no attraction whatever in the ...
... proposal to drain the Fens and to convert them into wholesome and fruitful lands , how- ever important in a national point of view , as enlarging the resources and increasing the wealth of the country , had no attraction whatever in the ...
Page 52
... proposed for conveying their waters to London . Desiring that one plan or another might be carried out , the corporation obtained an Act towards the end of Queen Elizabeth's reign , † empowering them to cut a river to the city from any ...
... proposed for conveying their waters to London . Desiring that one plan or another might be carried out , the corporation obtained an Act towards the end of Queen Elizabeth's reign , † empowering them to cut a river to the city from any ...
Page 53
Samuel Smiles. gested and discussed , no steps were taken to cut the proposed river . The enterprise seemed too large for any private individual to undertake ; and though the corpora- tion were ... PROPOSED RIVER FROM CHADWELL AND AMWELL .
Samuel Smiles. gested and discussed , no steps were taken to cut the proposed river . The enterprise seemed too large for any private individual to undertake ; and though the corpora- tion were ... PROPOSED RIVER FROM CHADWELL AND AMWELL .
Page 63
... proposed cloth patent , he stated that he and his partner then maintained several hundred families by that trade . He also seems to have taken part in the maritime adven- * Tour in Wales , ' vol . ii . , p . 31 . Ed . 1784 ...
... proposed cloth patent , he stated that he and his partner then maintained several hundred families by that trade . He also seems to have taken part in the maritime adven- * Tour in Wales , ' vol . ii . , p . 31 . Ed . 1784 ...
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... proposal made by one Captain Colthurst to bring a running stream from the counties of Hertford and Middlesex , was negatived by the Common Council in 1608. Fever and plague from time to time decimated the population , and the citizens ...
... proposal made by one Captain Colthurst to bring a running stream from the counties of Hertford and Middlesex , was negatived by the Common Council in 1608. Fever and plague from time to time decimated the population , and the citizens ...
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