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1853 'The gasworks now being erected for the illumination of Rome, under the direction of our energetic countryman, Mr. James Shepherd, engineer, are rapidly progressing. The Giornale di Roma congratulates the inhabitants the advantages which will follow their completion.—''The Builder''.'<ref>Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser - Wednesday 20 April 1853</ref> | |||
'In the 1850s, for example, the | |||
businessman James Shepherd built Rome’s first gasometer on the site of the Circus | |||
Maximus and, a decade later, joined with the aptly-named G.H. Fawcett to form the | |||
Anglo-Roman Water Company to restore the function of the Aqua Marcia, the longest aqueduct to supply water to the ancient city of Rome.'<ref>[https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/6332/1/Assuming%20the%20Purple%20-%20Master.pdf] 'Assuming the purple: | |||
the rehabilitation of ancient | |||
Rome in Victorian culture, | |||
1837-1901.'. PhD Thesis: Quentin J. Broughall, Maynooth Universirt, January 2015</ref> | |||
1896 of Messrs. [[Joshua Buckton and Co]]., Well House Foundry, Meadow Road, Leeds | 1896 of Messrs. [[Joshua Buckton and Co]]., Well House Foundry, Meadow Road, Leeds | ||
Revision as of 18:46, 7 September 2024
This entry may relate to different James Shepherds
1853 'The gasworks now being erected for the illumination of Rome, under the direction of our energetic countryman, Mr. James Shepherd, engineer, are rapidly progressing. The Giornale di Roma congratulates the inhabitants the advantages which will follow their completion.—The Builder.'[1]
'In the 1850s, for example, the businessman James Shepherd built Rome’s first gasometer on the site of the Circus Maximus and, a decade later, joined with the aptly-named G.H. Fawcett to form the Anglo-Roman Water Company to restore the function of the Aqua Marcia, the longest aqueduct to supply water to the ancient city of Rome.'[2]
1896 of Messrs. Joshua Buckton and Co., Well House Foundry, Meadow Road, Leeds