Thomas Telford

There have been thousands of pages written and published about the life and career of Thomas Telford, but none of these give attention to the six years Telford spent as the Bridge Engineer to the Rochester Bridge Trust.

Drawing on original correspondence, reports and plans from the Trust’s archives, Bridge Clerk Sue Threader provides an insight into Telford’s personality, the way he conducted his consultancy business, and fills in an important missing period in the published histories of his career.