| Description | There is a bundle label on which James Watt jr. has written
'Plans & perspective Drawing for London Bridge in one Arch of 600 feet Span, by Mr. Telford. His correspondence with Mr Watt, and Mr Watt's Report to the Comnmitteee of the House of Commons. 1801.'
The papers include the following:
-- Letter. Thomas Telford (Shropshire) to James Watt (Heathfield). 11 Mar. 1801.
-- Letter. Charles Abbot (London) to James Watt (Heathfield). 23 Mar. 1801. (Abbot was Chairman of the Committee for the further improvement of the Port of London).
-- Paper from Charles Abbott to James Watt, nd., headed: 'Questions respecting the Construction of the annexed plate and Drawings of a single Arch 600 feet in the Span and 65 feet rise.'
-- Letter. Thomas Telford (London) to James Watt (Heathfield). 27 Mar. 1801.
-- Letter. Thomas Telford (Oxford) to James Watt (Heathfield). 'Monday morning'. ?April [1801].
-- Letter. Thomas Telford (London) to James Watt (Heathfield). 16 Apr. 1801.
-- Draft of answers by James Watt to the Committee of the House of Commons. n.d.
-- Copy press letter. James Watt (Heathfield) to Thomas Telford (--) 24 Apr. 1801.
-- Drawing No. 2 'Plan of Framing to the Plate.'
-- Drawing No. 3 'Elevation' and 'Plan'.
-- Perspective view of the design for a cast iron bridge to replace London Bridge, by Thomas Telford. 15 Oct. 1801. Engraved by William Lowry. Drawn and aquatinted by Thomas Malton.
-- View of the design of a cast iron bridge by Telford and Douglass printed to accompany the appendix to the Third Report of the Committee of the House of Commons for the Improvement to the Port of London.. Engraved by William Lowry. 1800.
-- Drawing of the iron work of the bridge by James Watt. nd. [1801]. |