Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,364 pages of information and 244,505 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Nicol Baird

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c1735 Born

Nicol and his wife Christian Pringle had 9 children.

1773 Appointed toll collector on the sea lock linking the Forth and Clyde Canal to the River Carron.

1779 Appointed Surveyor on the Forth and Clyde Canal, after the previous Surveyor died.

1807 Died; his son Hugh took over his position on the canal.


See Also

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Sources of Information

  • A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and ..., Volume 1, edited by A. W. Skempton