Fonds GB 0096 AL478 - Telford, Thomas: letter

6 items (7 leaves)

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GB 0096 AL478 1811-[1834] fonds 6 items (7 leaves) Telford , Thomas , 1757-1834 , civil engineer

Thomas Telford was born in Westerkirk, Dumfriesshire in 1757. He was apprenticed to a stonemason at the age of 14. He worked for several years in Scotland and England, mangaging building projects, before becoming Surveyor of Public Works in Shropshire in 1787. Telford subsequently became the designer of or a consultant to many large and important engineering projects. His best known works include the iron bridge at Ironbridge, Shropshire, the Ellesmere Canal, and the London-to-Holyhead trunk road, including the Menai Suspension Bridge. Telford served as first president of the Institution of Civil Engineers from 1820 until his death. The new town of Telford, Shropshire, was named in his honour in 1968.

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Transferred from the general library, 1974.

Letter from Thomas Telford of Inverness to Rev John Warren, Dean of Bangor, [Caernarfonshire], 23 Sep 1811. Concerning a possible road to pass through Bangor, and giving instructions for the surveyor.

Autograph, with signature.

The following items are filed with the letter: (a) an engraving of Thomas Telford (1832); (b) engravings of Menai Bridge, the Vale of Llangollen and Conway, by W Radclyffe (undated); (c) a list of Telford's achievements, set out as if for a memorial plaque [produced after Telford's death in 1834].

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Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

English

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

Compiled by Anya Turner.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Aug 2008 Telford , Thomas , 1757-1834 , civil engineer People People by occupation Surveyors Construction engineering Civil engineering Road engineering Road construction Building components Decorative features Memorials Visual materials Engravings Fine arts Painting Paintings Portraits Menai Suspension Bridge London England UK Western Europe Europe Conway Wales Bangor Caernarvonshire Llangollen Illustrations

Transferred from the general library, 1974.

Letter from Thomas Telford of Inverness to Rev John Warren, Dean of Bangor, [Caernarfonshire], 23 Sep 1811. Concerning a possible road to pass through Bangor, and giving instructions for the surveyor.

Autograph, with signature.

The following items are filed with the letter: (a) an engraving of Thomas Telford (1832); (b) engravings of Menai Bridge, the Vale of Llangollen and Conway, by W Radclyffe (undated); (c) a list of Telford's achievements, set out as if for a memorial plaque [produced after Telford's death in 1834].

See hard copy catalogue.

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

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English

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• anglais