The Institute of Civic Engineers salute Thomas Telford on the 250th anniversary of his birth
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The Institute of Civic Engineers salute Thomas Telford on the 250th anniversary of his birth
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 4 Jul 2008
This monument, in the form of a milestone, was erected in 2007 to commemorate the birth of the Scottish road building engineer Thomas Telford in 1757. Telford had had each mile of the A5 marked by milestones of this design made from stone quarried at Red Wharf Bay Image
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