Lives of the Engineers, Volume 1

afterwards amongst ancient apprentice arches became bill boats bridge Bridgewater Canal Brindley Brindley's Bristol Burslem called carried century Cheshire chester coach coal coast common Congleton considerable construction contrived Dartmoor difficulty district drain drainage Duke of Bridgewater Duke's canal Earl early embankment employed enable engineer England English enterprise entry erected executed feet Fens Gilbert ground harbour horses improved inland Irwell James James Brindley John Josiah Wedgwood journey King labour land length Liverpool London London Bridge Lord machinery Manchester manufacture Marsh means Mersey Metcalf miles mill millwright navigation neighbourhood numerous opened pack-horses Parliament passed piers port principal proposed purpose reached reclaimed river river Irwell river Mersey roads Romney Marsh Runcorn says ships shortly side Sir Hugh Myddelton Staffordshire stone supply Thames tide tion town trade travelling tunnel Turnhurst undertaking Vermuyden vessels waggons whilst Wormhill Worsley