Thomas Telford
1757-1834. Scottish Architect and Civil Engineer. Noted road, bridge and canal builder.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Edinburgh | Dean Bridge is within the inscribed area of the "New Town". Designed by him in 1833. 4 arch 106ft above the Water of Leith. | |
| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | Designed/Built by him in 1805. | |
| The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales | Bethesda "settlement follows the Thomas Telford post road constructed between 1817 and 1825" | |
| Westminster | Westminster Abbey - Buried (in the Nave) 1834. |
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