Thomas Telford

Thomas Telford (August 9, 1757 - September 2, 1834) was born in Westerkirk, Scotland. He was a stonemason, architect and civil engineer - a noted road-, bridge- and canal- builder.

Telford New Town

When a new town was being built in the Wrekin area of Shropshire in 1968, it was named Telford in his honour.

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New town - Wrekin - Shropshire - 1968 - Telford

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Thomas Telford School

In 1990, when it came to naming one of Britain's first City Technology Colleges (or "City Academies"), to be situated in Telford; Thomas Telford was the obvious choice. Thomas Telford School is consistently the top performing comprehensive schoolhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/displayPopup/0,,10302,00.html in the country and in 2001, its headmaster received a Knighthood.http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/1/hi/talking_point/forum/1395238.stm

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1990 - City Technology Colleges - Thomas Telford School - Comprehensive school - 2001 - Knighthood

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