Sparrow, Walter Shaw, 1862-, Brangwyn, Frank, Sir, 1867-1956. illus · London, John Lane; New York, John Lane Company · leaf 280
ed, every one of them being three-score foote inheight, and full twenty in distance one from an other.This latter statement is incorrect. The arches ranged inwidth from 18 feet to 32 feet 6 inches, and the piers variedin breadth from 25 to 34 feet; they were raised on strongelm piles, covered with… … PO P w pw ow O g z P H . a! EUROPEAN, PERSIAN AND CHINESE 221 Yet modern engineers played the fool with this ancient break-water. Several arches were thrown into one large span, sothe Thames poured through the bridge with an increasedand uneven force; the ground current developed a scourthat dug…
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