THOMAS'S TUNNEL!(News)

From: Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) | Date: May 24, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: KATIE CAMPLING ,

A man's work The Standedge canal tunnel and (below) its creator, engineer Thomas Telford

Engineer honoured

THE man who created Standedge canal tunnel at Marsden is to be honoured by two societies.

A plaque commemorating Thomas Telford's 250th birthday will be unveiled at the Diggle end of the tunnel next ...

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