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| Name | Thomas Telford |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Birth date | August 9, 1757 |
| Birth place | Westerkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Date of death | September 2, 1834 (aged 77) |
| Education | Self-taught. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common |
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| Engineering Discipline | Civil |
| Institution memberships | Institution of Civil Engineers |
| Significant projects | Ellesmere Canal Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Shrewsbury Canal |
Thomas Telford (August 9, 1757 - September 2, 1834) was born in Westerkirk, Scotland. Founded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE is an independent Professional association, based in central London, The Ellesmere Canal was a canal in England and Wales, originally planned to link the Rivers Mersey, Dee, and Severn, by running from The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct ˌpɔntkəˈsʌɬtɛ (and approximately pronounced "pont-kuss-uth-tay" is a navigable Aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal The Shrewsbury Canal (or Shrewsbury and Newport Canal) was a Canal in Shropshire, England. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common History & General 'Langholm''' also known colloquially as the "Muckle Toon" is a Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. He was a stonemason, architect and civil engineer and a noted road, bridge and canal builder. The craft of stonemasonry has existed since the dawn of Civilization - creating Buildings structures and Sculpture using stone from the earth An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction A civil engineer is a person who practices Civil engineering, one of the many engineering professions A road is an identifiable route, way or path between two or more places. A bridge is a Structure built to span a Gorge, Valley, Road, railroad track, River, Body of water Canals are artificial channels for water There are two types of canals water conveyance canals which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water and Waterways
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Early career
Telford's father, a shepherd, died soon after Thomas was born. Thomas was raised in poverty by his mother. At the age of 14 he was apprenticed to a stonemason, and some of his earliest work can still be seen on the bridge across the River Esk in Langholm in the Scottish borders. The River Esk is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, that flows into the Solway Firth. History & General 'Langholm''' also known colloquially as the "Muckle Toon" is a He worked for a time in Edinburgh and in 1782 he moved to London where (after meeting architects Robert Adam and Sir William Chambers) he was involved in building additions to Somerset House in London. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Robert Adam ( 3 July 1728 &ndash 3 March 1792) was a Scottish neoclassical Architect, Interior designer Sir William Chambers ( 27 October 1723 &ndash 17 February 1796) was a Scottish Architect, born in Gothenburg Somerset House is a large building situated on the south side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the River Thames, just east of Waterloo London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Two years later he found work at Portsmouth dockyard and - although still largely self-taught - was extending his talents to the specification, design and management of building projects. Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB Portsmouth ( HMS ''Nelson'') is one of three operating bases for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and
In 1787, through his wealthy patron William Pulteney, he became Surveyor of Public Works in Shropshire. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir William Pulteney 5th Baronet (October 1729 &ndash 30 May 1805) was an eminent Scottish Lawyer, Member of Parliament, and at Shropshire (ˈʃrɒpʃɪə/ /-ʃə alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated in print only Shrops, is a county in the Civil engineering was a discipline still in its infancy, so Telford was set on establishing himself as an architect. An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction His projects included renovation of Shrewsbury Castle, the town's prison (during the planning of which he met leading prison reformer John Howard), St Mary Magdalene Church in Bridgnorth and another church in Madeley. Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of John Howard ( September 2, 1726 - January 20, 1790) was a Philanthropist and the first English Prison reformer Bridgnorth is a Town in Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley. Madeley is a Town and Civil parish, now part of the New town of Telford in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county
As the Shropshire county surveyor, Telford was also responsible for bridges. In 1790 he designed a bridge carrying the London-Holyhead road over the River Severn at Montford, the first of some 40 bridges he built in Shropshire, including major crossings of the Severn at Buildwas, and Bridgnorth. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Holyhead ( IPA /ˈhɒlihɛd/ Welsh: Caergybi, "the fort of Saint Cybi " is the largest town in the county of For other rivers named "Severn" see Severn River. The River Severn ( Welsh: Afon Hafren, Latin Montford is a small village and parish in Shropshire, England. Buildwas is a village ruled by fin and a parish in Shropshire, England, on the north bank of the River Severn at. Bridgnorth is a Town in Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley. The bridge was Telford's first iron bridge. Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 He was influenced by the famous bridge at Ironbridge, and observed that it was grossly over-designed for its function, and many of the component parts were poorly cast. The Iron Bridge crosses the River Severn at the Ironbridge Gorge, by the village of Ironbridge, in Shropshire, England. Ironbridge is a settlement on the River Severn, at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge in Telford, Shropshire, England. By contrast, his bridge was 30 ft (10 m) wider in span and half the weight, although it now no longer exists. He was one of the first engineers to test his materials thoroughly before construction. As his engineering prowess grew, Telford was to return to this material repeatedly.
In 1795 the bridge at Bewdley, in Worcestershire was swept away in the winter floods and Telford was responsible for the design of its replacement. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Bewdley ( pronunciation) is a small Town in Worcestershire, England, along the Severn Valley a few miles to the west of Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. The same winter floods saw the bridge at Tenbury also swept away. Tenbury Wells is a small Market town in Worcestershire, England, lying on the south bank of the River Teme. This bridge across the River Teme was the joint responsibility of both Worcestershire and Shropshire and the bridge has a bend where the two counties meet. The River Teme ( Welsh Afon Tefeidiad) rises in Mid Wales, south of Newtown in Powys, and flows through Ludlow in Shropshire Telford was responsible for the repair to the northern Shropshire end of the bridge.
Ellesmere Canal
Telford's reputation in Shropshire led to his appointment in 1793 to manage the detailed design and construction of the Ellesmere Canal, linking the ironworks and collieries of Wrexham via the north-west Shropshire town of Ellesmere, with Chester, utilising the existing Chester Canal, and then the River Mersey. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Ellesmere Canal was a canal in England and Wales, originally planned to link the Rivers Mersey, Dee, and Severn, by running from Wrexham (Wrecsam is a town and principal area in Wales. It is the largest town in North Wales and lies to the east of the region Ellesmere is a small Market town near Oswestry in north Shropshire, England, notable for its proximity to a number of prominent lakes Chester is the County town of Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77040 The Chester Canal was a Canal linking the south Cheshire town of Nantwich with the River Dee at Chester, providing a route for produce See also Mersey River (Tasmania and Mersey River (Nova Scotia.
Among other structures, this involved the spectacular Pontcysyllte Aqueduct over the River Dee in the Vale of Llangollen, where Telford used a new method of construction consisting of troughs made from cast iron plates and fixed in masonry. The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct ˌpɔntkəˈsʌɬtɛ (and approximately pronounced "pont-kuss-uth-tay" is a navigable Aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal The River Dee ( Welsh: Afon Dyfrdwy) is a 70-mile-long (110 km River. Llangollen (ɬaŋ'ɡoɬɛn is a small town in Denbighshire, north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee and on the edge of the Berwyn Cast iron usually refers to grey cast iron, but identifies a large group of Ferrous Alloys which solidify with a Eutectic. Extending for over 1000 feet with an altitude of 126 feet above the valley floor, the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct consists of nineteen arches, each with a forty-five foot span. Being a pioneer in the use of cast-iron for large scaled structures, Telford had to invent new techniques, such as using boiling sugar and lead as a sealant on the iron connections.
Eminent canal engineer William Jessop oversaw the project, but he left the detailed execution of the project in Telford's hands. William Jessop ( 23 January 1745 - 18 November 1814) was a noted English Civil engineer, particularly famed for his work
The same period also saw Telford involved in the design and construction of the Shrewsbury Canal. The Shrewsbury Canal (or Shrewsbury and Newport Canal) was a Canal in Shropshire, England. When the original engineer, Josiah Clowes, died in 1795, Telford succeeded him. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a One of Telford's achievements on this project was the design of the cast-iron aqueduct at Longdon-on-Tern, pre-dating that at Pontcysyllte, and substantially bigger than the UK's first cast-iron aqueduct, built by Benjamin Outram on the Derby Canal just months earlier. Longdon-on-Tern (also known as Longdon-upon-Tern or colloquially Longdon) is a village in east central Shropshire, England, situated approximately Benjamin Outram ( 1 April 1764 - 22 May 1805) was an English Civil engineer, surveyor and industrialist The Derby Canal ran 14 miles (23 km from the Trent and Mersey Canal at Swarkestone to Derby and Little Eaton, and to the Erewash Canal
Engineer in demand
The Ellesmere Canal was completed in 1805 and alongside his canal responsibilities, Telford's reputation as a civil engineer meant he was constantly consulted on numerous other projects. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or These included water supply works for Liverpool, improvements to London's docklands and the rebuilding of London Bridge(c. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary London Bridge is a Bridge between the City of London and Southwark in London, England, over the River Thames. 1800). Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday.
Most notably (and again William Pulteney was influential), in 1801 Telford devised a master plan to improve communications in the Highlands of Scotland, a massive project that was to last some 20 years. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It included the building of the Caledonian Canal along the Great Glen and redesign of sections of the Crinan Canal, some 920 miles of new roads, over a thousand new bridges (including the Craigellachie Bridge), numerous harbour improvements (including works at Aberdeen, Dundee, Peterhead, Wick, Portmahomack and Banff), and 32 new churches. The Caledonian Canal in Scotland connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast at Corpach near Fort William. There is also a village in Leicestershire called Great Glen. The Great Glen ( Scottish Gaelic: An Gleann Mòr The Crinan canal is a Canal in the west of Scotland. It takes its name from the village of Crinan which is located at its westerly end Craigellachie Bridge is a Cast iron Arch bridge located in Speyside, Moray, Scotland at Craigellachie which is near A harbor or harbour (see spelling differences) or haven, is a place where ships may shelter from the Weather or are stored Aberdeen ( pronounced; Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain is Scotland 's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council Dundee (Dùn Dèagh is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 local government council Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's largest settlement having a population of approximately 19000 Wick ( Inbhir Uige in Gaelic) is an Estuary Town and a former Burgh in the north of the Highland council area Portmahomack ( Scottish Gaelic: Port Mo-Chalmáig) is a small fishing village in Easter Ross, Scotland. Banff ( Gaelic Banbh) and Macduff (Gaelic MacDhuibh) are neighbouring towns situated on Banff Bay, both of which are former
Telford also undertook highway works in the Scottish Lowlands, including 184 miles of new roads and numerous bridges, ranging from a 112 ft (34 m) span stone bridge across the Dee at Tongueland in Kirkcudbright (1805-1806) to the 129 ft (39 m) tall Cartland Crags bridge near Lanark (1822). The river Dee, in south-west Scotland, flows from its source in Loch Dee amongst the Galloway Hills, firstly to Clatteringshaws Loch, and then in Tongland could also refer to a gang territory in Glasgow Tongland is a small Village about 2 miles north of Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbright, (kɚˈkuːbriː ("Kirr Coo Bree" (Cille Chuithbeirt is a town in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lanark is a small town in the Central belt of Scotland. Its population of 8253 makes it the 100th largest settlement in Scotland Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the
Telford was consulted in 1806 by the King of Sweden about the construction of a canal between Gothenburg and Stockholm. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the His plans were adopted and construction of the Göta Canal began in 1810. For the 1981 Swedish film see Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen? The Göta Canal (Göta kanal is a Swedish Canal Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Telford travelled to Sweden at that time to oversee some of the more important initial excavations.
The 'Colossus of Roads'
During his later years, Telford was responsible for rebuilding sections of the London to Holyhead road, a task completed by his assistant of ten years, John MacNeill; today, much of the route is the A5 trunk road. The Menai Suspension Bridge, or Pont Grog y Borth in Welsh, is a Suspension bridge between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales Watling Street is the name given to an Ancient trackway in England and Wales that was first used by the Celts mainly between the modern Sir John Benjamin Macneill FRS ( 1793 - 2 March 1880) was an eminent Irish Civil engineer of the 19th century closely associated Between London and Shrewsbury, most of the work amounted to improvements. Beyond Shrewsbury, and especially beyond Llangollen, the work often involved building a highway from scratch. Notable features of this section of the route include the iron bridge across the River Conwy at Betws-y-Coed, the ascent from there to Capel Curig and then the descent from the pass of Nant Ffrancon towards Bangor. Conwy (formerly Conway in English is a Town in Conwy county borough on the north coast of Wales, which faces Deganwy across Betws-y-Coed (Prayer house in the wood pronounced ə ˈkɔɨd is a Village in the Conwy valley in the County borough of Conwy, Capel Curig ( Welsh: Curig's chapel) is a Village in Conwy county borough, in North Wales. The Nant Ffrancon Pass in Snowdonia, North Wales is the long steady climb of the A5 road between Bethesda Gwynedd and Llyn Ogwen Bangor, in Gwynedd, North Wales, is one of the smallest cities in the United Kingdom. Between Capel Curig and Bethesda, in the Ogwen Valley, Telford deviated from the original road, built by Romans during their occupation of this area. Capel Curig ( Welsh: Curig's chapel) is a Village in Conwy county borough, in North Wales. Bethesda is a Town lying on the River Ogwen and the A5 road on the edge of Snowdonia, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, Dyffryn Ogwen, or Ogwen Valley, is a Valley mostly located in the Welsh county of Gwynedd.
On the island of Anglesey a new embankment across the Stanley Sands to Holyhead was constructed, but the crossing of the Menai Strait was the most formidable challenge, overcome by the Menai Suspension Bridge (1819-1826). History There are numerous Megalithic monuments and Menhirs present on Anglesey testifying to the presence of mankind in prehistory The Menai Strait ( Afon Menai, the "River Menai" is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about 14 miles (23 km long which separates the island of Anglesey The Menai Suspension Bridge, or Pont Grog y Borth in Welsh, is a Suspension bridge between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales Spanning 580 feet, this was the longest suspension bridge of the time. Unlike modern suspension bridges, Telford used individually linked 9. 5 foot iron eye bars for the cables.
Telford also worked on the North Wales coast road between Chester and Bangor, including another major suspension bridge at Conwy, opened later the same year as its Menai counterpart. Conwy Suspension Bridge was one of the first road Suspension bridges in the world Conwy (formerly Conway in English is a Town in Conwy county borough on the north coast of Wales, which faces Deganwy across
Further afield Telford designed a road to cross the centre of the Isle of Arran. The Isle of Arran ( Scots Gaelic: Eilean Arainn) is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, with an area of 430 km² (167 square Named the 'String road', this route traverses bleak and difficult terrain to allow traffic to cross from east to west Arran (and vice versa) avoiding the circuitous coastal route.
Telford improved on methods for the building of macadam roads by improving the selection of stone based on thickness, taking into account traffic, alignment and slopes. Macadam is a type of Road construction pioneered by the Scotsman John Loudon McAdam in around 1820 [1]
The punning nickname Colossus of Roads was given to Telford by his friend, the eventual Poet Laureate, Robert Southey. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. A Poet Laureate is a Poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for State occasions and other government events Robert Southey ( August 12, 1774 &ndash March 21, 1843) was an English Poet of the Romantic school one Telford’s reputation as a man of letters may have preceded his fame as an engineer: he had published poetry between 1779 and 1784, and an account of a tour of Scotland with Southey. His will left bequests to Southey (who would later write Telford’s biography), the poet Thomas Campbell (1777-1844) and to the publishers of the Edinburgh Encyclopaedia (to which he had been a contributor). [2]
Late career
Other works by Telford include the St Katharine Docks (1824-1828) close to Tower Bridge in central London, where he worked with alongside the architect Philip Hardwick, the Gloucester and Berkeley Ship Canal (today known as the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal), the second Harecastle Tunnel on the Trent and Mersey Canal (1827), and the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal (today part of the Shropshire Union Canal) - started in May 1826 but finished, after Telford's death, in January 1835. Ulva ( Scottish Gaelic: Ulbha) is an Island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Mull. The Inner Hebrides ( Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan a-staigh - the inner isles is an Archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, to the south St Katharine Docks, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, were one of the commercial docks serving London, on the north side of the river Thames Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and Suspension bridge in London, England over the River Thames. Philip Hardwick (1792-1870 was an eminent English Architect (son of architect Thomas Hardwick (junior (1752-1829 and grandson of Thomas Hardwick Senior The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal or Gloucester and Berkeley Canal is a Canal in the west of England, between Gloucester and Sharpness The Trent and Mersey Canal is a 935 miles (150 km long Canal in the East Midlands West Midlands and North West of England The Shropshire Union Canal is a navigable Canal in England; the Llangollen and Montgomery canals are the modern names of branches of the SU system Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common At the time of its construction in 1829, Galton Bridge was the longest single span in the world. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Galton Bridge ( is a Canal bridge in Smethwick, West Midlands, England built by Thomas Telford in 1829 He also built Whitstable harbour in Kent in 1832, in connection with the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway with an unusual system for flushing out mud using a tidal reservoir. Early history There are a number of claimants to the title "first railway in Britain" including the Middleton Railway, the Swansea and Mumbles
In 1820, Telford was appointed the first President of the recently-formed Institution of Civil Engineers, a post he held until his death. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Founded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE is an independent Professional association, based in central London, [3]. He was buried in Westminster Abbey. The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church
Places named after Telford
Telford New Town
When a new town was being built in the Wrekin area of Shropshire in 1968, it was named Telford in his honour. A new town, planned community or planned city is a City, Town, or Community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically Towns villages and other settlements Settlements in Telford and Wrekin - Coalbrookdale Crudgington Edgmond Shropshire (ˈʃrɒpʃɪə/ /-ʃə alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated in print only Shrops, is a county in the Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Telford ( ˈtɛlfɚd is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, In 1990, when it came to naming one of Britain's first City Technology Colleges, to be situated in Telford, Thomas Telford was the obvious choice. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) In England, City Technology Colleges (CTCs are independent schools which charge no fees as their recurrent costs are borne by the Department for Education and Skills Thomas Telford School is consistently among the top performing comprehensive schools in the country [1]. Thomas Telford School is a City Technology College in Telford, Shropshire, England. A comprehensive school is a Secondary school and State school for children from the age of 11 to at least 16 that does not select children on the basis of academic
Telford, Pennsylvania
The borough formerly called Hendrick’s Blacksmith in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania changed its name to Telford in 1857, after the North Pennsylvania Railroad Company named its new station there "Telford" in honour of Thomas Telford. Montgomery County is a County located in the US state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Telford is a borough in Pennsylvania, straddling both Bucks and Montgomery Counties Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the North Pennsylvania Railroad (NPR was a railroad company formed in 1855 and served Montgomery County, Bucks County and Northampton County.
Edinburgh's Telford College
Edinburgh's Telford College, one of Scotland's largest colleges is named in the honour of the famous engineer. Edinburgh's Telford College, named after Thomas Telford, the great Scottish civil engineer was established in 1968 Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. [2]
Biography
His life, entitled The Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer, written by himself, was published in 1838. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common [3]
Bibliography
- The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain Samuel Smiles (1867)
- Thomas Telford L. T. C. Rolt, Longmans (1958)
- Thomas Telford, Penguin (1979), ISBN 0-14-022064-X
- Thomas Telford, Engineer, Thomas Telford Ltd (1980), ISBN 0-7277-0084-7
Notes
- ^ Bellis, Mary (2007). Lionel Thomas Caswall Rolt (usually abbreviated to Tom Rolt or L Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Thomas Telford. About: inventors. About, Inc, New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-01-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy.
- ^ Colossus of Roads?. Feature on Telford's testament. National Archives of Scotland (2007). Based in the capital Edinburgh, the National Archives of Scotland (NAS are the National archives of Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-08-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan.
- ^ Watson, Garth (1988), The Civils, London: Thomas Telford Ltd, p. 251, ISBN 0-727-70392-7
See also
- Works of Thomas Telford
He also completed the Grand Trunk after James Brindley died due to being over-worked.
External links
- 250th Anniversary 2007
- Thomas Telford (1757-1834) information at Structurae
- Prosiect Menai - Celebrating the Bridges of The Menai Strait*
- Revolutionary Players website
- The Life of Thomas Telford
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| NAME | Telford, Thomas |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Stonemason, architect, civil engineer and road, bridge and canal builder. Structurae is an online Database containing works of structural and Civil engineering of all kinds such as Bridges High-rise buildings The craft of stonemasonry has existed since the dawn of Civilization - creating Buildings structures and Sculpture using stone from the earth An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction A civil engineer is a person who practices Civil engineering, one of the many engineering professions A road is an identifiable route, way or path between two or more places. A bridge is a Structure built to span a Gorge, Valley, Road, railroad track, River, Body of water Canals are artificial channels for water There are two types of canals water conveyance canals which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water and Waterways |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1757 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Westerkirk, Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 2, 1834 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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