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A History of the County of Huntingdon
… This was never carried out; but, some years later, Charles Labelye, a Swiss engineer, was asked to give an opinion on … Result of a View of the Great Level. The plan outlined by Labelye was adopted; and, between 1748 and 1750, Denver …
Old and New London
… Bridge was long considered a triumph of engineering skill. Labelye, the architect, introduced a system of foundations … where they serve as alcoves. With regard to these turrets, Labelye, the architect, says they were not only built for …
Survey of London
… opened free of toll. 93 The bridge was designed by Charles Labelye, a naturalised Swiss engineer and architect. His … into ruin, published in 1748, in which he referred to Labelye as Mr. Self-Sufficient, and depicted him hanging from … Palace Yard, Westminster in 1736, and he contended that Labelye had stolen his ideas but failed to carry them out …