Ralph Dodd has been well documented as an innovator and registered a number of building patents, including British Patent No 3141 on 3 June 1801 for a building system that was over 150 years ahead of its time.
14 Facts About Ralph Dodd
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In 1798 Ralph Dodd published his proposal for the building of a tunnel between Gravesend and Tilbury to "the great and the good" of Kent and Essex.
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Ralph Dodd's prospectus for the business played on the military advantages in having a tunnel as it had long been recognised that there was a need to be able to move troops rapidly between Kent and Essex in the event of war.
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In particular he believed that the tunnel design would not work as Ralph Dodd had not thought through the dimensions correctly, but that the design was fundamentally flawed and sought to provide mathematical proof of this.
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Ralph Dodd challenged assumptions about the likely use of the tunnel and questioned Dodd's experience and capabilities.
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In 1798 Ralph Dodd proposed a canal from near Gravesend to Strood.
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In 1795 Ralph Dodd wrote An Account of the Principal Canals in the Known World.
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Ralph Dodd suggested and promoted plans for a canal between Croydon and Rotherhithe during 1799.
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Ralph Dodd, assisted by his sons Barrodall and George, began engineering works but resigned from the project to be replaced by Rennie, a position that was to be repeated.
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Originally presented as The Prospectus for the Intended Prince's Bridge Ralph Dodd's hand written observations can be found at Battersea Library, London.
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Ralph Dodd decided to dispute this legal action but ultimately lost the case in 1808 resulting in the dispansion of The London Distillery Company.
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Ralph Dodd was farsighted in realising that the individual canals and waterways being built would eventually be joined together, and later forge the way for railways inspiring a new generation of civil engineers.
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Ralph Dodd's Gin is made using an innovative production technique involving both traditional pot and vacuum distilling.
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Ralph Dodd's Gin is produced, bottled and labelled by hand in Bermondsey, London.