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Author : Anthony Burton
language : en
Publisher: Wharncliffe
Release Date : 2015-06-17
Thomas Telford written by Anthony Burton and has been published by Wharncliffe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-17 with History categories.
Thomas Telford's life was extraordinary: born in the Lowlands of Scotland, where his father worked as a shepherd, he ended his days as the most revered engineer in the world, known punningly as The Colossus of Roads. He was responsible for some of the great works of the age, such as the suspension bridge across the Menai Straits and the mighty Pontcysyllte aqueduct. He built some of the best roads seen in Britain since the days of the Romans and constructed the great Caledonian Canal, designed to take ships across Scotland from coast to coast. He did as much as anyone to turn engineering into a profession and was the first President of the newly formed Institution of Civil Engineers. All this was achieved by a man who started work as a boy apprentice to a stonemason. rn He was always intensely proud of his homeland and was to be in charge of an immense programme of reconstruction for the Highlands that included building everything from roads to harbours and even designing churches. He was unquestionably one of Britain's finest engineers, able to take his place alongside giants such as Brunel. He was also a man of culture, even though he had only a rudimentary education. As a mason in his early days he had worked alongside some of the greatest architects of the day, such as William Chambers and Robert Adams, and when he was appointed County Surveyor for Shropshire early in his career, he had the opportunity to practice those skills himself, designing two imposing churches in the county and overseeing the renovation of Shrewsbury Castle. Even as a boy, he had developed a love of literature and throughout his life wrote poetry and became a close friend of the Poet Laureate, Robert Southey. He was a man of many talents, who rose to the very top of his profession but never forgot his roots: he kept his old masons' tools with him to the end of his days. rn There are few official monuments to this great man, but he has no need of them: the true monuments are the structures that he left behind that speak of a man who brought about a revolution in transport and civil engineering.
Life Of Thomas Telford Civil Engineer
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Author : Thomas Telford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1838
Life Of Thomas Telford Civil Engineer written by Thomas Telford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1838 with Civil engineering categories.
Life Of Thomas Telford Civil Engineer With An Introductory History Of Roads Travelling In Great Britain
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Author : Samuel Smiles
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Life Of Thomas Telford Civil Engineer With An Introductory History Of Roads Travelling In Great Britain written by Samuel Smiles and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with categories.
Thomas Telford
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Author : Rhoda M. Pearce
language : en
Publisher: Shire Publications
Release Date : 2008-03-04
Thomas Telford written by Rhoda M. Pearce and has been published by Shire Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Thomas Telford's genius is reflected in the variety and great technical skill of his constructions, most of which are still in use today. The 'colossus of roads' built or improved hundreds of miles of durable, fast roads in Scotland, England, and Wales, but it is perhaps Telford's work on canals in Britain that attracts most attention now: the Ellesmere Canal with its magnificent aqueducts at Pontcysyllte and Chirk; and the Caledonian Canal cutting its way through the Great Glen in Scotland. Telford's appointment as the first President of the Institution of Civil Engineers shows that his generation recognised him as a real leader of his profession, and the naming of Telford New Town in his honor indicates that his great contribution to civil engineering is still recognized in our own time.
Thomas Telford Through Time
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Author : John Christopher
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2016-04-15
Thomas Telford Through Time written by John Christopher and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-15 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This fascinating selection of images records the works of the pre-Victorian engineer Thomas Telford and what remains of the great roads, canals and bridges he built in Scotland, England and Wales.
On Tour With Thomas Telford
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Author : Chris Morris
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2015-06-15
On Tour With Thomas Telford written by Chris Morris and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-15 with Photography categories.
A visual celebration of Thomas Telford's architectural and engineering legacy. A Scottish towering figure of the Industrial Revolution in Britain and the pre-eminent engineer of his day.
The Life Of Thomas Telford
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Author : Samuel Smiles
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-05-11
The Life Of Thomas Telford written by Samuel Smiles and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-11 with categories.
"The Life of Thomas Telford" from Samuel Smiles. Scottish author and reformer (1812-1904).
The Life Of Thomas Telford
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Author : Samuel Smiles
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1867
The Life Of Thomas Telford written by Samuel Smiles and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1867 with Roads categories.
Life Of Thomas Telford Written By Himself Containing A Descriptive Narrative Of His Professional Labours With A Folio Atlas Of Copper Plates Edited By J Rickman With A Preface Supplement Annotations And Index
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Author : Thomas Telford
language : en
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Release Date : 1838
Life Of Thomas Telford Written By Himself Containing A Descriptive Narrative Of His Professional Labours With A Folio Atlas Of Copper Plates Edited By J Rickman With A Preface Supplement Annotations And Index written by Thomas Telford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1838 with Civil engineering categories.
The Life Of Thomas Telford Civil Engineer
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Author : Samuel Smiles
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1867
The Life Of Thomas Telford Civil Engineer written by Samuel Smiles and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1867 with Roads categories.