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RefNoJS/4/94
Previous numbersIV.94
LevelItem
TitleBridge Proportions
Datend
DescriptionTable of span, rise, thickness of arch (ring) and proportion of arch to span, of Watson's Mill bridge near Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, Badger in Lancashire, Greenlaw near Coldstream, Weldon Mill bridge in Northumberland, Great A bridge in Yorkshire, Newton bridge near Bishop Auckland, Durham, Jack's bridge or Tanfield Arch near Newcastle on Tyne, Swillington bridge between Wakefield and Weatherby, Yorkshire, middle arch of Ouse Bridge at York, Coln bridge arch. Trinity bridge at Florence.

Inscribed in the hand of John Farey: Pont y Prid. See Atlas V 4, page 90 (see JS/4/119)
Extent1 sheet
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialJS/4/119
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