Memorials & monuments · South East England
Thomas Telford
In or near Portsmouth.
Thomas Telford — a memorial in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Basher Eyre — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Portsmouth Harbour · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Thomas Telford memorial in Portsmouth, you can take a train to Portsmouth Harbour station, which is 0.4 km away. Entry is free, and the site is wheelchair accessible. The postcode for sat-nav is PO1 3PX.
About
Thomas Telford is a memorial located in england-south-east, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
Official information
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Portsmouth Harbour SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Thomas Telford (9 August 1757 – 2 September 1834) was a Scottish civil engineer. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scotland, as well as harbours and tunnels. Such was his reputation as a prolific designer of highways and related bridges, he was dubbed the 'Colossus of Roads' (a pun on the Colossus of Rhodes), and, reflecting his command of all types of civil engineering in the early 19th century, he was elected as the first president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, a post he held for 14 years until his death. The town of Telford in Shropshire was named after him.
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Background
Description
]] During his later years, Telford was responsible for rebuilding sections of the London to Holyhead road, a task completed by his assistant of ten years, John MacNeill; today, much of the route is the A5 trunk road, although the Holyhead Road diverted off the A5 along what is now parts of A45, A41 and A464 through the cities of Coventry, Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Between London and Shrewsbury, most of the work amounted to improvements. Beyond Shrewsbury, and especially beyond Llangollen, the work often involved building a highway from scratch. Notable features of this section of the route include the Waterloo Bridge across the River Conwy at Betws-y-Coed, the ascent from there to Capel…
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- Coordinates
- 50.7999, -1.1089
- District
- Portsmouth
- Parish
- Portsmouth, unparished area
- Postcode
- PO1 3PX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Portsmouth South
- Nearest railway station
- Portsmouth Harbour — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.nmrn.org.uk
Sources
- osm: node/1805298751 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Thomas Telford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Thomas Telford?
- Thomas Telford is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode PO1 3PX), in the parish of Portsmouth, unparished area.
- What is Thomas Telford?
- Thomas Telford — a memorial in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Thomas Telford?
- The nearest railway station is Portsmouth Harbour, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode PO1 3PX.
- Is Thomas Telford a protected site?
- Yes — Thomas Telford is part of the Portsmouth Harbour SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Thomas Telford free to visit?
- Yes, Thomas Telford is free to enter.
- How do I get to Thomas Telford?
- The nearest railway station is Portsmouth Harbour, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PO1 3PX.