Ellesmere Canal
Completion of the Ellesmere Canal
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Thomas Telford Biography and Timeline
Follow Thomas Telford through 6 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Thomas Telford, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
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1793–1830Years on this page
1793
1810
Gotha Canal
Completes the Gotha Canal
1826
Menai Bridge
Completes the construction of the Menai Suspension Bridge
1829
Telford Rejects Long Suspension Spans
As a judge of the first bridge competition, Thomas Telford raises objections to proposed long suspension spans over the Avon Gorge and rejects the shortlisted schemes.
Telford Advances Alternative Gothic Crossing
After rejecting the competition proposals, Thomas Telford advances a three span Gothic bridge of his own design, but the alternative fails to secure sufficient support.
1830
Clifton Suspension Bridge Competition
Acts as judge during the Clifton Suspension Bridge design competition.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.