10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LENGTHMAN»
Discover the use of
lengthman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
lengthman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Highway and Traffic Engineering in Developing Countries
Lengthman system The lengthman system of maintenance involves a contract
between a local individual (the lengthman) and a government agency. The
lengthman receives payment to carry out all routine maintenance over a fixed
length of ...
2
Girls and Schools in Sub-Saharan Africa: From Analysis to Action
The regular staff could be quite small and could be supported by lengthman
subcontractors for most routine maintenance work, small-scale, labor-based
contractors for the rehabilitation and periodic maintenance of gravel roads, and
regular ...
Adhiambo Odaga, Ward Heneveld, 1995
The lengthman would repeatedly patrol his stretch of canal, opening sluices to let
off surplus water, unblocking overflow weirs and looking out for weak spots. A
major burst could arise from something as small as a rat hole. The lengthman ...
4
A Centenarian Looks Back
This job involved working as a 'lengthman' for a man called Jack Bond, mowing
roadsides with a 'one horse mowing machine' along the boundaries of Preston
and Lancaster. A lengthman was responsible for keeping an agreed stretch of the
...
Harry Williams (Ganger), William Toobv (Sub-Ganger), W. E. G. White (
Trolleyman), W. Bracher (Length- man), Martin Davies (Lengthman), T. D. Davies
(Lengthman), Percy Harrahy (Lengthman), D. C. James (Lengthman). Section XII.
In Buckinghamshire each lengthman has to indicate the place and nature of his
daily work on time-sheets, divided under headings descriptive of every class of
work, and the district foremen have to send in weekly diaries stating the hour
when ...
7
Regional food security and rural infrastructure: ...
... consider these facts and delegate the responsibility for the implementation as
much as possible to local entities under the overall supervision of the relevant
road authority. ln this context, the community contract system, the lengthman
system ...
8
The Great Western's Last Year
A 43⁄4inlong sectionof thetop ofthe rail had fallen out. He raced back to the
village, to the houseof his nextdoor neighbour Mr Smith, who was a lengthman
for that stretch of line. Mr Smith immediately went outside, got on hisbike, and
pedalled ...
The North Circular Aqueduct, Paddington Canal published in a building behind
the lengthman's cottage until 1984. North Circular Aqueduct is around a bend in
the canal shortly after the lengthman's cottage. The original structure, built in
1830 ...
10
The Archaeology of the Montgomeryshire Canal
Ty-banc, c.1796 Neath Canal Lengthman's Cottage Company 5. Cae'r-lan, 1810
Swansea Lengthman's Cottage Canal Company 6. Aber-fan c.1830?
Glamorganshire Lock Cottage Canal Company 7. Pool Quay c.1820
Montgomeryshire Lock ...
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LENGTHMAN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
lengthman is used in the context of the following news items.
New character LANDs on Stratford Canal
It was built around 1812 and would have been home to the lengthman who looked after the nearby lock and the stretch of canal either side. «Stratford upon Avon Herald, May 15»
New litter bins for Steeton, Silsden and Eastburn aimed at dog walkers
Cllr Atkinson said locations for some of the bins had been identified by the 'lengthman', a street cleaner employed jointly by Silsden and ... «Keighley News, Apr 15»
King George V Playing Fields long reign
Keith also supervises the work of the KGV pavilion housekeeper, Christine Wilcox, and the town lengthman, Adrian Lewis, who works in and ... «Pitchcare, Mar 15»
Gormley canal-side sculpture planned
One of those is the 200-year-old Lengthman's Cottage on the Stratford Canal in Lowsonford. It was built around 1812 and would have been ... «Stratford upon Avon Herald, Jan 15»
ASHOVER: Free municipal tennis increased from 15 to 35 hours a …
... the parish had been submitted to Derbyshire County Council and an officer would be undertaking a site visit with the parish lengthman. «Derbyshire Times, Jun 13»
Long Preston Parish Council chairman steps down and calls for …
... was pilloried by some residents who claimed that he had brought the office of chairman into disrepute by taking on the role of lengthman. «Craven Herald, Feb 13»
Infertility is very different from impotency
Lengthman • the truth • 2 years ago ... Lengthman • NW India • 2 years ago •Follow ... Hangman is not a cool job, lengthman is. plus when u got clients like nd ... «Times of India, Jul 12»
Family History: Mill veteran Reg Stone's extraordinary working life
... done the work before, I got into it easily. “In 1978 I was offered a job as a sweeper or lengthman for Denby Dale Council at Clayton West. «Huddersfield Examiner, Aug 10»
