On this day: Birth of civil engineer Thomas Telford

9 August 1757: The birth at Glendinning Farm, Dumfriesshire, of Scottish civil engineer Thomas Telford. Telford began his career as a mason and self-educated to become an architect. In 1786, he was appointed as the surveyor of public works for Shropshire, a role that involved the construction of various buildings and bridges. Among the structures […]