Thomas Telford Road, Langholm
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Thomas Telford Road, Langholm
Image: © Jim Barton Taken: 17 Jun 2019
Thomas Telford was the son of an Eskdale shepherd and became a leading civil engineer responsible for many important roads, bridges, canals and docks in the late 18th and early 19th century. He began as an apprentice stonemason in Langholm - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Telford.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.152508
Longitude
-3.00238