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City of London Livery Companies Commission. Report
… in roadmaking, irrigation, the construction of river and canal banks, the supply of building and other materials, … heads since 1820: For roads, irrigation, river, and canal banks about 28,558 " building materials supplied, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and is intersected by the Andover and Salisbury road; a canal from Andover to Southampton passes within a mile. The … have been established. The Monmouthshire and Brecon canal, which passes within a mile of the town, affords great …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… now converted to manufacturing purposes. The Brecknock canal is carried over this river by means of an embanked … and their produce is distributed, by means of the canal, throughout the adjacent district. On the south side of … to the Aberdare works and Gadlys works. The Aberdare canal, which is seven miles in length, communicates with the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… turnpike-road from Queensferry to Linlithgow; the Union canal intersects the southern portion of the parish, and the … parts of its course pursues a direction parallel with the canal, frequently approaches within a few yards of it. At … to decline, and it is now nearly abandoned. The Aberdeen Canal, from the harbour to the burgh of Inverury, was …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… it has facility of intercourse, by means of the Monkland canal, and good turnpike-roads, has rendered it important as … tan-work, brewery, and extensive distillery. The Monkland canal, passing by the town, affords ready communication with … mineral produce are also conveyed to the Clyde and Forth canal, whence they are forwarded, eastward to Edinburgh, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… much used in making cement for works under water, and for canal locks, &c. Aberthaw, West (Aber-Ddaw) ABERTHAW, WEST … on Brecknockshire, and is intersected by the Swansea canal at its eastern extremity. Ambleston AMBLESTON, a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… have been constructed, where the Wilts and Berks canal joins the Thames, near its confluence with the Ock; and … coal-mines are in operation; and the Duke of Bridgewater's canal skirts the township. There are some ancient seats, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the Liverpool and Birmingham railway and the Grand Trunk canal pass through it, and on the former a station has been … and Crewe railway crosses the Middlewich and Wardle canal at the Cholmondstone lock in this parish. The living is … and is plentifully supplied with water; the Paddington canal and the Great Western railway run through. A …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… of the parish the Paddington branch of the Grand Junction canal from Bull's Bridge junction, near Southall, to … 1801. 37 A bridge carrying Harlesden Green Lane across the canal was maintained by the Grand Junction Canal Co., 38 but the canal itself made little local impact, …