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Civil Engineering Heritage Scotland (2 volume set)

Author(s): Edited by R. Paxton and J. Shipway

£57.25
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Publication date: 18 May 2007
A gazetteer and guidebook to inform anyone with an interest in civilisation." - Gordon Masterton, President 2005-06, The Institution of Civil Engineers Together, these two books give a concise account of much of the surviving work of civil engineers throughout Scotland from pre-history up until 1980. It includes bridges, lighthouses, canals, ro

A gazetteer and guidebook to inform anyone with an interest in civilisation."
- Gordon Masterton, President 2005–06, The Institution of Civil Engineers

Together, these two books give a concise account of much of the surviving work of civil engineers throughout Scotland from pre-history up until 1980. It includes bridges, lighthouses, canals, roads, docks, harbours, piers, slips, breakwaters, railways, dams, reservoirs, hydro-power schemes and power stations.

The books contain about 500 illustrations, comprising exceptional new photographs and some historic views that have never been seen or printed before now. These include James Watt's drawing for his Rutherglen Bridge, a newly-found view of the Forth Bridge nearing completion, and Sir John Fowler's Braemore Estate Bridge at Gleann Mhor.

What Nikolaus Pevsner did for England through the Buildings of England series, Paxton and Shipway have now done for the works of civil engineering in Scotland. These are the final books in the Civil Engineering Heritage series put together by two renowned engineering historians and members of the Institution of Civil Engineers Panel for Historical Engineering Works.
 
Through this work we can now more fully appreciate the contributions of the creators of the transport, water and power infrastructure of Scotland from a historical, topographical, recreational and reference standpoint.

Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780727734471
Number of pages: 668
Product code: 9780727734471
Page size: 210x148mm
Publication status: Published
Publisher: ICE Publishing
Subjects: Book sets

Complete series (2 books)

Civil Engineering Heritage Scotland (2 volume set)

Author(s): Edited by R. Paxton and J. Shipway
ISBN: 9780727734471
£57.25
A gazetteer and guidebook to inform anyone with an interest in civilisation." - Gordon Masterton, President 2005-06, The Institution of Civil Engineers Together, these two books give a concise account of much of the surviving work of civil engineers throughout Scotland from pre-history up until 1980. It includes bridges, lighthouses, canals, ro
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Civil Engineering Heritage Scotland – Highlands and Islands

Author(s): Edited by R. Paxton and J. Shipway
ISBN: 9780727734884
£38.25
"A gazetteer and guidebook to inform anyone with an interest in civilisation." - Gordon Masterton, President 2005-06, The Institution of Civil Engineers This book completes the Civil Engineering Heritage series for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. It is an inventory and a guide to a selection of historical engineering works carried o
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Civil Engineering Heritage Scotland – The Lowlands and Borders

Author(s): Edited by R. Paxton and J. Shipway
ISBN: 9780727734877
£38.25
"A gazetteer and guidebook to inform anyone with an interest in civilisation." - Gordon Masterton, President 2005–06, Institution of Civil Engineers This penultimate book in the Civil Engineering Heritage series for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland describes the visionary projects that created the opportunities for trade and wealth creat

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