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Thomas Telford’s London bridge design.
Telfords 180m single arch proposal for the 1799 competition to design a replacement for the Medieval London Bridge. The design was not adopted due to the amount of land required for the approaches. A new bridge, designed by John Rennie, and completed by his son, was built in 1824-31. You can see this engraving and many of Telford’s books, notebooks, drawings and his drawing instruments at `Continuing Telford's Vision’ Exhibition, Guildhall Art Gallery from 20 July – 2 September (entrance £2-50)
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Nagpur and Chmattisgarh Railway - 1882
Designed by J L Collins this line was typical of the late Victorian state railways in India
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New London Bridge - 1830
Designed by John Rennie and completed by Sir John Rennie, the bridge was built by the contractors Jolliffe and Banks
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Opening of the Metropolitan Railway, 1862 - 1871
The party of dignitaries, including John Fowler, in the wagons of the contractors, Messrs Smith& Knight.
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Panama canal under construction - 188
Lock 4, 7, November 1888, about 8.5 months after the start of work
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Part of the bridge at Blackfriars - 1766
Designed by Robert Mylne, Blackfriars was only the third masnry bridge across the Thames in London
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Piers of Victoria Tubular Bridge across the St Lawrence River - 1860
The tubular bridge was in many ways a triumph of British engineering, with the ironwork designed according to the system developed by Stephenson and his colleagues for the Britannia Bridge, and fabricated in Birkenhead for export.
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Pumps for Kilsby tunnel, London - Birmingham Railway - 1836
Kilsby tunnel was the most difficult engineering challenge for Robert Stephenson on the London and Birmingham Railway due to the presence of groundwater
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