The Life of Thomas Telford | Page 4

Pasley
lends books to young Telford Attempt to write poetry Becomes village
letter-writer Works as a journeyman mason Employed on Langholm
Bridge Manse of Westerkirk Poem of 'Eskdale' Hews headstones and
doorheads Works as a mason at Edinburgh Study of architecture
Revisits Eskdale His ride to London
CHAPTER III.
Arrives in London
Telford a working man in London Obtains employment as a mason at
Somerset House Correspondence with Eskdale friends Observations on
his fellow-workman Propses to begin business, but wants money Mr.
Pulteney Becomes foreman of builders at Portsmouth Dockyard
Continues to write poetry Employment of his time Prints letters to his

mother
CHAPTER IV.
Becomes Surveyor for the County of Salop
Superintends repairs of Shrewsbury Castle Appointed Surveyor for
County of Salop Superintends erection of new gaol Interview with John
Howard His studies in science and literature Poetical exercises Fall of
St. Chad's Church, Shrewsburg Discovery of the Roman city of
Uriconium Overseer of felons Mrs. Jordan at Shrewsbury Telford's
indifference to music Politics, Paine's 'Rights of Man' Reprints his
poem of 'Eskdale'
CHAPTER V.
Telford's First Employment as an Engineer
Advantages of mechanical training to an engineer Erects Montford
Bridge Erects St. Mary Magdalen Church, Bridgenorth Telford's design
Architectural tour Bath Studies in British Museum Oxford Birmingham
Study of architecture Appointed Engineer to the Ellesmere Canal
CHAPTER VI.
The Ellesmere Canal
Course of the Ellesmire Canal Success of the early canals The Act
obtained and working survey made Chirk Aqueduct Pont-Cysylltau
Aqueduct, Telford's hollow walls His cast iron trough at Pont-Cysylltau
The canal works completed Revists Eskdale Early impressions
corrected Tours in Wales Conduct of Ellesmere Canal navigation His
literary studies and compositions
CHAPTER VII.
Iron and other Bridges

Use of iron in bridge-building Design of a Lyons architect First iron
bridge erected at Coalbrookdale Tom paine's iron bridge Wear iron
bridge, Sunderland Telford's iron bridge at Buildwas His iron
lock-gates and turn-bridges Projects a one-arched bridge of iron over
the Thames Bewdley stone bridge Tougueland Bridge Extension of
Telford's engineering buisness Literary friendships Thomas Campbell
Miscellaneous reading
CHAPTER VIII.
Higland Roads and Bridges
Progress of Scotch agriculture Romilly's account State of the Highlands
Want of roads Use of the Cas-chrom Emigration Telford's survey of
Scotland Lord Cockburn's account of the difficulties of travelling the
North Circuit Parliamentary Commission of Highland Roads and
Bridges appointed Dunkeld Bridge built 920 miles of new roads
constucted Craigellachie Bridge Travelling facilitated Agriculture
improved Moral results of Telford's Highland contracts Rapid progress
of the Lowlands Results of parish schools
CHAPTER IX.
Telford's Scotch Harbours
Highland harbours Wick and Pulteney Town Columnar pier work
Peterhead Harbour Frazerburgh Harbour Bannf Harbour Old history of
Aberdeen, its witch-burning and slave-trading Improvements of its
harbour Telford's design carried out Dundee Harbour
CHAPTER X.
Caledonian and other Canals
Canal projected through the Great Glen of the Highlands Survey by
James Watt Survey by Telford Tide-basin at Corpach Neptune's
Staircase Dock at Clachnaharry The chain of lochs Construction of the

works Commercial failure of the canal Telford's disappointment
Glasgow and Ardrossan Canal Weaver Navigation Gotha Canal,
Sweden Gloucester and Berkeley, and other canals Harecastle Tunnel
Birmingham Canal Macclesfield Canal Birmingham and Liverpool
Junction Canal Telford's pride in his canals
CHAPTER XI.
Telford as a road-maker
Increase of road-traffic Improvement of the main routes between the
principal towns Carlisle and Glasgow road Telford's principles of
road-construction Macadam Cartland Crags Bridge Improvement of the
London and Edinburgh post road Communications with Ireland
Wretched state of the Welsh roads Telford's survey of the Shrewsbury
and Holyhead road Its construction Roads and railways London and
Shrewsbury post road Roads near London Coast road, North Wales
CHAPTER XII.
The Menai and Conway Bridges
Bridges projected over the Menai Straits Telford's designs Ingenious
plan of suspended centering Design of a suspension bridge over the
Mersey at Runcorn Design of suspension bridge at Menai The works
begun The main piers The suspension chains Hoisting of the first main
chain Progress of the works to completion The bridge formally opened
Conway Suspension Bridge
CHAPTER XIII.
Docks, Drainage, and Bridges
Resume of English engineering General increase in trade and poulation
The Thames St. Katherine's Docks Tewkesburg Bridge Gloucester
Bridge Dean Bridge, Edinburgh Glasgow Bridge Telford's works of
drainage in the Fens The North Level The Nene Outfall Effects of Fen

drainage
CHAPTER XIV.
Southey's tour in the highlands
Southey sets out to visit the Highlands in Telford's company Works at
Dundee Harbour Bervie Harbour Mitchell and Gibbs Aberdeen
Harbour Approach to Banff Cullen Harbour The Forres road Beauly
Bridge Bonar Bridge Fleet Mound Southey's description of the
Caledonian Canal and works John Mitchell Takes leave of Telford
Results of Highland road-making
CHAPTER XV.
Mr Telford's later years--His death and character
Telford's residence in London Leaves the Salopian First President of
Institute of Civil Engineers Consulted by foreign Governments as to
roads