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Charles Labelye

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as a method of bridge-building. This was praised on its completion, though during the period of construction he received heavy criticism from ill-informed observers, which worsened his health.
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him as a British citizen, but in April 1752 he decided to leave England for southern France. He is known to have been in
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In Paris he met and became friends with the fellow bridge-builder 636: 57:(his consultations were sought in 1746 but not acted upon by the 169: 173: 23: 180:, bequeathing him papers and a model of Westminster Bridge. 42:(rebuilt in 1854–62) and his invention on that project of 38:, he is best known there for his work on the original 283: 1234:Freemasons of the Premier Grand Lodge of England 1190: 73:(1748, also with suggested improvements to the 1156: 205:. Vol. 31. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 269: 230:(online ed.). 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Index

Vevey
Switzerland
Duke of Bedford
Earl of Pembroke
Westminster Bridge
caissons
Brentford Bridge
London Bridge
corporation of London
Sandwich
Great Yarmouth
Sunderland
River Wear
Parliament of Great Britain
Long title
Citation
19 Geo. 2
Royal assent
19 Geo. 2
naturalised
Naples
Paris
Jean-Rodolph Perronnet
Lee, Sidney
"Labelye, Charles" 
Dictionary of National Biography
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
doi
10.1093/ref:odnb/15834
UK public library membership

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