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In which year did this meeting take place? |
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2.
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Where is Roach Pool today? |
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3.
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Why did the dam take so long to build? |
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4.
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Where did the material for the dam come from? |
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5.
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How was it moved to the site of the dam? |
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6.
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Why were Irishmen working in Birmingham? |
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7.
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What did Telford call Brindley's canal after years of neglect? |
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8.
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What were three of its faults? |
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9.
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Where was the greatest delay on the Brindley Canal? Why? |
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10.
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What had been done to keep up the water level at the summit? |
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11.
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What had been done by Smeaton to reduce delay at Smethwick
- two things - and in what year? |
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12.
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How was Telford planning to end the delay at Smethwick? |
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13.
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How did he intend to improve the canal's water supply? |
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14.
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How did he propose to improve water travel between Birmingham
and Smethwick? |
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15.
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What was the advantage of having two haling-paths? |
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16.
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Who was right, Telford or Brennan, about the future of railways? |
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17.
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What were the disadvantages of carriage by canal? |
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18.
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What would be the advantages of carriage by rail? |
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19.
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How would the problem of hills be overcome by railways? |
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20.
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Why were the Irish navvies not popular with Birmingham people? |
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21.
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But why were they put up with? |
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22.
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Why were steam engines a mixed blessing in Birmingham? |
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23.
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Who owned the fishing rights in Birmingham water? |
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24.
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Who, for most practical purposes, was the last lord of the
manor of Birmingham? |
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25.
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How much use is made of the Telford Cut today, and by what
vessels? |
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