Thomas Telford 1757 - 1834

occupation:
Civil engineer
Nationality:
Scottish; British
born in:
Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

1757-1834, civil engineer, Scottish; British

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Aquatint print of design of cast iron bridge by Thomas Telford, 1801

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Sheave block, 3 pulley, used in construction of Telford's Menai Suspension bridge, 1826

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Model of a Section of the Pont-y-Cysyllte Aqueduct, 1805

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Complete cast iron arch (in 3 sections) from Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. Designed 1794 to 1795, ironwork requisitioned from William Hazledine 1802. Aqueduct completed 1805.

Complete cast iron arch (in 3 sections) from Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. Designed 1794 to 1795
Original bolt, original link, original coupling plate, used in construction of Thomas Telford's (1757-1834) Menai suspension bridge, 1826. Road bridge linking Anglesey with North Wales opened in 1826. First bridge over the Menai Straits; widened in 1960s. Span of 579 feet (176.5 metres). See also 1975-68

Original Bolt, Link and Coupling for Menai Suspension Bridge
Model, scale 1:144, of the Pont-y-Cysyllte aqueduct, Wales, designed by Thomas Telford in 1805.

Model of the Pont-y-Cysyllte Aqueduct, Wales, 1805

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