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- ↑ John Taylor Babtie, Dictionary of Scottish Architects, 2008, http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=100564
- ↑ "Allott & Lomax deal fills gap in Babtie portfolio". 20 January 2000.
- ↑ Jacobs buys Babtie consultancy for £90m, Financial Times, 16 August 2004 - http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d0cbf2e-f112-11d8-95b8-00000e2511c8.html#axzz1jTSLEMxI
- ↑ North Tyne, Kielder Reservoir http://www.bridgesonthetyne.co.uk/kdr.html
- ↑ Masterton, Gordon (2005), ICE Presidential Address, doi:10.1680/cien.2006.159.2.55
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