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52 relations: Anglesey, Arrowslit, Bartizan, Battlement, Britannia Bridge, Cadw, Cast iron, Castle, Chester, Chester and Holyhead Railway, Civil engineer, Conwy, Conwy Castle, Conwy Suspension Bridge, Eaton Hodgkinson, Edward I of England, Edwin Clark (civil engineer), England, Float (nautical), Francis Thompson, Hemorrhoid, Holyhead, Hydraulic machinery, Ireland, Ironwork, Limestone, List of bridges in Wales, Listed building, Llandudno, London, Masonry, Mathematician, Menai Strait, Network Rail, North Wales Coast Line, River Conwy, Rivet, Robert Stephenson, Scheduled monument, Structural engineer, Suspension bridge, The Engineer's and Mechanic's Encyclopaedia, Thomas Telford, Truss arch bridge, Tubular bridge, Tunnel, Turret, Wales, Welsh Government, William Fairbairn, ..., Wind, Wrought iron. Expand index (2 more) »
Anglesey
Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is an island situated on the north coast of Wales with an area of.
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Arrowslit
An arrowslit (often also referred to as an arrow loop, loophole or loop hole, and sometimes a balistraria) is a narrow vertical aperture in a fortification through which an archer can launch arrows.
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Bartizan
A bartizan, (an alteration of bratticing), also called a guerite or échauguette, or spelled bartisan, is an overhanging, wall-mounted turret projecting from the walls of late medieval and early-modern fortifications from the early 14th century up to the 18th century.
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Battlement
A battlement in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (i.e., a defensive low wall between chest-height and head-height), in which gaps or indentations, which are often rectangular, occur at intervals to allow for the launch of arrows or other projectiles from within the defences.
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Britannia Bridge
Britannia Bridge (Pont Britannia) is a bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales.
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Cadw
Cadw (a Welsh verbal noun meaning "keep/preserve") is the historic environment service of the Welsh Government and part of the Tourism and Culture group.
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Cast iron
Cast iron is a group of iron-carbon alloys with a carbon content greater than 2%.
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Castle
A castle (from castellum) is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages by predominantly the nobility or royalty and by military orders.
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Chester
Chester (Caer) is a walled city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales.
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Chester and Holyhead Railway
The Chester and Holyhead Railway was incorporated out of a proposal to link Holyhead, the traditional port for the Irish Mail, with London by way of the existing Chester and Crewe Railway, and what is now the West Coast Main Line.
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Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.
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Conwy
Conwy ((south), (north); traditionally known in English as Conway) is a walled market town and community in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales.
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Conwy Castle
Conwy Castle (Castell Conwy, Conway Castle) is a medieval fortification in Conwy, on the north coast of Wales.
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Conwy Suspension Bridge
The Conwy Suspension Bridge is a Grade I-listed structure and is one of the first road suspension bridges in the world.
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Eaton Hodgkinson
Eaton A. Hodgkinson FRS (26 February 1789 – 18 June 1861) was an English engineer, a pioneer of the application of mathematics to problems of structural design.
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Edward I of England
Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots (Malleus Scotorum), was King of England from 1272 to 1307.
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Edwin Clark (civil engineer)
Edwin Clark FRAS (7 January 1814 – 22 October 1894) was an English Civil Engineer, specialising in hydraulics.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Float (nautical)
Floats (also called pontoons) are airtight hollow structures, similar to pressure vessels, designed to provide buoyancy in water.
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Francis Thompson
Francis Thompson (16 December 1859 – 13 November 1907) was an English poet and mystic.
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Hemorrhoid
Hemorrhoids, also called piles, are vascular structures in the anal canal.
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Holyhead
Holyhead (Caergybi, "Cybi's fort") is a town in Wales and a major Irish Sea port serving Ireland.
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Hydraulic machinery
Hydraulic machines are machinery and tools that use liquid fluid power to do simple work.
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Ireland
Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.
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Ironwork
Ironwork is any weapon, artwork, utensil or architectural feature made of iron especially used for decoration.
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Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, forams and molluscs.
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List of bridges in Wales
This list of bridges in Wales lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest in Wales.
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Listed building
A listed building, or listed structure, is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, Cadw in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland.
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Llandudno
Llandudno is a seaside resort, town and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located on the Creuddyn peninsula, which protrudes into the Irish Sea.
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London
London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.
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Masonry
Masonry is the building of structures from individual units, which are often laid in and bound together by mortar; the term masonry can also refer to the units themselves.
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Mathematician
A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in his or her work, typically to solve mathematical problems.
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Menai Strait
The Menai Strait (Afon Menai, the "River Menai") is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about long, which separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales.
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Network Rail
Network Rail is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the rail network in England, Scotland and Wales.
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North Wales Coast Line
The North Wales Coast Line (Rheilffordd Arfordir Gogledd Cymru), also known as the North Wales Main Line, is the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead.
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River Conwy
The River Conwy (Afon Conwy) is a river in north Wales.
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Rivet
A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener.
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Robert Stephenson
Robert Stephenson FRS (16 October 1803 – 12 October 1859) was an early railway and civil engineer.
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Scheduled monument
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
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Structural engineer
Structural engineers analyze, design, plan, and research structural components and structural systems to achieve design goals and ensure the safety and comfort of users or occupants.
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Suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck (the load-bearing portion) is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders.
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The Engineer's and Mechanic's Encyclopaedia
The Engineer's and Mechanic's Encyclopaedia is a book edited by Luke Hebert, a Birmingham patent agent and journalist, and published by Thomas Kelly of Paternoster Row.
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Thomas Telford
Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE (9 August 1757 – 2 September 1834) was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder.
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Truss arch bridge
A truss arch bridge combines the elements of the truss bridge and the arch bridge.
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Tubular bridge
A tubular bridge is a bridge built as a rigid box girder section within which the traffic is carried.
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Tunnel
A tunnel is an underground passageway, dug through the surrounding soil/earth/rock and enclosed except for entrance and exit, commonly at each end.
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Turret
In architecture, a turret (from Italian: torretta, little tower; Latin: turris, tower) is a small tower that projects vertically from the wall of a building such as a medieval castle.
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Wales
Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.
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Welsh Government
The Welsh Government (Llywodraeth Cymru) is the devolved government for Wales.
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William Fairbairn
Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick (19 February 1789 – 18 August 1874) was a Scottish civil engineer, structural engineer and shipbuilder.
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Wind
Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale.
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Wrought iron
puddled iron, a form of wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon (less than 0.08%) content in contrast to cast iron (2.1% to 4%).
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conwy_Railway_Bridge
