A short account of the methods made use of in laying the foundation of the piers of Westminster Bridge. : With an answer to the chief objections that have been made thereto. Drawn up by order of the Right Hon. &c. the Commissioners appointed by act of Parliament for building a bridge at Westminster. To which are annex'd the plans, elevations and sections belonging to a design of a stone-bridge, adapted to the stone piers which are to support Westminster-Bridge, with an explanation of that design. / By Charles Labelye, engineer.

Main entry:

Labelye, Charles, 1705-1781?

Title & Author:

Publication:

London : Printed by A. Parker, for the author, MDCCXXXIX [1739]

Description:

[4], vi, 82 p. ; 20 cm.

Notes:
Head- and tailpieces; initials.
Signatures: [A]² B-M⁴ [$2 signed].

Resources:
**Connect online for the Making of the Modern World
Connect online to the Making of the Modern World (The Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature)

Subject:

Bridges England London Foundations and piers Early works to 1800.
Bridges England London Design and construction Early works to 1800.
Ponts Angleterre Londres Fondations et piles Ouvrages avant 1800.
Ponts Angleterre Londres Conception et construction Ouvrages avant 1800.
Bridges Design and construction.
Bridges Foundations and piers.
Westminster Bridge (London, England)
Westminster Bridge (Londres, Angleterre)
England London.
England London Westminster Bridge.

Form/genre:

Early works.

Added entries:

Great Britain England London.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 132070
Call No.: ID85B10407; ID:97-B2630
Status: Available

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