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tons weight, belonging to Mr. William Gibb, spirit merchant, of this town, whose active and long-continued exertions in the struggle to obtain the privilege of bonding for this great and important borough are about to be acknowledged in the form of a substantial mark of respect and gratitude by his fellow-townsmen. The Express arrived from Liverpool on Saturday evening; but it was yesterday morning before she began to unload. She is lying in the Bridgewater Canal, Knott Mill where the Duke's trustees have constructed a large bonding vault, which Mr. Gibb has taken and had licensed for the purpose, and we believe he is now removing his stock of wine and spirits from other ports to Manchester, for the greater convenience of sampling and sale. The lockers, gaugers, and other officers of Customs were in attendance, superintending the unloading of the vessel and thus have commenced the operations of the Manchester Custom-house. It is a gratifying circumstance that a gentleman who took so prominent a part in the struggle to obtain the boon of bonding for Manchester should be the first to enjoy the fruits of its success. We hope ere long to record the general operation of the system; though it will require a little time, perhaps, as it must have a beginning.

8482: 8176: 7246: 6201:. The events that followed were "stage-managed by Loch". He reported to Francis Egerton that Bradshaw was no longer fit to be superintendent, and then persuaded Bradshaw to retire on his full salary. It had been expected that he would appoint his other son, William Rigby Bradshaw, as his successor, but Loch persuaded him to appoint James Sothern in the position; Sothern had been the principal agent of the trust since December 1832. He took over the position of superintendent on 3 February 1834. The appointment of Sothern was not a success. Charges were made against him of dishonesty and of nepotism. He entered into disputes and disagreements with Loch, with Francis Egerton, and with the other two trustees. (Sir Archibald Macdonald had died in 1826; by this time his place had been taken by the 6306:

quantity of business in that extensive seat of British manufacturers; but we are informed that the result is very different from what had been expected. Although the system has been introduced into Manchester only as an experiment and a large establishment has been formed entirely of old and experienced officers; under the impression that the extent of business there would require the constant services of well tried men, we believe that, up to the present period, little trade has passed through the Manchester Custom-house and the officers' duties are nearly approaching to a sinecure. The total annual expense of this establishment, exclusive of that for the Custom-house and warehouse is £2,620. The town council of the borough of Manchester, however, are made liable, under the act of the

6565: 6376:. During this time the role of Fereday Smith had been diminished; initially appointed as Deputy Superintendent, his position was reduced to that of Principal Agent in 1845. With the arrival of the inexperienced Algernon Egerton, Fereday Smith had a much greater say in the management. During the previous four years the Lochs had been reluctant to invest in improvements to the canal or Runcorn Dock, despite the increasing demand for the passage of goods through the dock, and the profits made during these years became stagnant. Fereday Smith had been keen on expansion and now his opportunity came. He first reduced the top-heavy administration of the Trust, and then took on the planning of the expansion of the business. The 5659: 5859: 5733: 5298: 5180: 6459: 5515: 5488: 5674:. Concerned that boatmen might poach his game and wildfowl, Brooke did not want the canal to pass through his land. The act included several stipulations: the canal should not come within 325 metres (1,066 ft) of his house; the towpath should be on the south side of the canal, furthest away from Brooke's house; there should be no quays, buildings, hedges or fences to obstruct the view; no vessels were to be moored within 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) of the house, other than during construction. Eventually, though, a compromise was reached. This included the construction of a link to the 6169:. Following this the trustees withdrew their opposition to the construction of the railway; they did not petition against the second bill, which was passed in 1826. At the same time as he made his investment in the railway, Lord Stafford advanced £40,000 for improvements to the canal. This was spent mainly on a second line of locks at Runcorn, which were completed in 1828, plus new warehouses at Manchester and Liverpool. The additional line of locks cost £35,000 and was used for traffic heading to Manchester, while the old line was used for traffic passing down to the Mersey. 38: 6153:

companies exceeded that carried by the Trustees for the first time. However, in time more profit came from "tonnage traffic" (that carried by private companies) than from the Bridgewater's own carriage of freight. Bradshaw's administration saw increased deterioration of the fabric of the canal, the locks, docks and warehouses. The undertakings were starved of capital largely owing to inadequate provision for it in the duke's will. There were also problems caused by silting around the entrance to the Mersey and by the changing channels of the river itself.

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Quay Company to raise freight charges, and improved the facilities for passengers, including the introduction of "swift boats". By 1837, the trustees employed around 3,000 people (including those working in the colliery and in Worsley Yard), making it one of the largest employers in the country at the time. Since the death of the Duke the amount of freight carried by the canal had almost trebled; in 1803 it carried 334,495 long tons (339,863 t) of goods and in 1836 968,795 long tons (984,341 t).

6710: 6136: 6839: 1228: 946: 453: 6825: 5251:. In addition to easing overland transport difficulties and providing drainage for his mines, an underground canal would provide a reliable source of water for the surface canal, and also eliminate the need to lift the coal to the surface (an expensive and difficult proposition). The canal boats would carry 30 long tons (30 t) at a time, pulled by only one horse – more than ten times the amount of cargo per horse that was possible with a cart. The duke and his estate manager 5997: 1762: 5981: 6800: 2135: 6429: 3954: 2412: 2247: 2198: 2117: 2068: 1626: 1179: 1040: 972: 830: 344: 6415:, aged 15. This gave Algernon Egerton even more power to invest the profits of the company in developments. Negotiations were made to increase sea-borne trade, both British and foreign, through the canal. Building started on a new dock at Runcorn in 1867. Work was carried out in the Mersey estuary around the docks to improve access for vessels. Some of this was carried out in conjunction with the London and North Western Railway who were building a 5989: 5475: 4178: 2487: 2323: 1048: 6853: 5630:, although the low fixed bridges required that traffic on the canal be able to lower or unship their masts. Runcorn basin was almost 90 feet (27 m) above the Mersey, so a flight of ten locks, described as "the wonder of their time", was built to connect the two. Nine locks had a fall of 2 metres (7 ft), with a fall at the river lock of more than 6 metres (20 ft) at low water. It allowed vessels to enter and leave the canal on any 4972: 4062: 3400: 2983: 2969: 2803: 2562: 1778: 1532: 1507: 1261: 901: 865: 5651: 4914: 4858: 4829: 4810: 4788: 4740: 4711: 4692: 4670: 4648: 4616: 4594: 4572: 4550: 4528: 4509: 4487: 4465: 4446: 4424: 4366: 4347: 4292: 4141: 4105: 4045: 3961: 3928: 3909: 3887: 3865: 3836: 3817: 3795: 3773: 3751: 3729: 3700: 3678: 3654: 3632: 3610: 3581: 3559: 3537: 3515: 3486: 3464: 3445: 3423: 3387: 3358: 3336: 3314: 3292: 3263: 3241: 3222: 3200: 3178: 3156: 3134: 3112: 3090: 3068: 3046: 3005: 2911: 2870: 2848: 2826: 2790: 2768: 2746: 2724: 2673: 2448: 2376: 2292: 2167: 2037: 2008: 1982: 1946: 1917: 1888: 1862: 1836: 1807: 1633: 1600: 1578: 1556: 1485: 1463: 1416: 1387: 1320: 1248: 1206: 1157: 979: 924: 888: 852: 788: 766: 744: 725: 674: 652: 623: 601: 579: 557: 515: 493: 322: 4979: 4965: 4894: 4769: 4402: 4388: 4325: 4311: 3027: 2976: 2947: 2933: 2892: 2651: 2637: 2615: 2601: 2345: 2334: 2263: 2214: 2084: 1771: 1524: 1423: 1409: 1368: 1349: 1298: 1284: 810: 537: 473: 4395: 4318: 3997: 2940: 2644: 2608: 2419: 2256: 2207: 2126: 2077: 1666: 1291: 703: 300: 6222:

Company who started to reduce their rates again in 1840. This led to a price war between the two canal companies and the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, who had previously cooperated on rates. Eventually, in desperation, the Bridgewater Trustees bought the Mersey and Irwell and took over its ownership on 1 January 1844. During the same year competition with other canals was further reduced by agreements made with the

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railway companies, and the Great Western Railway. Of these, the most likely seemed to be the Great Western Railway who, in their concern to expand northwards were willing to help the Trustees with the carriage of their traffic to the south. However years of negotiations came to no agreement and, in

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After the pressing demands which have been made by some of our principal manufacturing towns for the privileges of inland bonded warehouses for goods subject to Customs duties, it would naturally be supposed that the formation of a Custom-house establishment at Manchester would have occasioned a vast

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in its campaign to build a more direct line to Liverpool, which crossed the Mersey over a bridge at Runcorn Gap. However the bill was overthrown in the House of Lords. Competition from the railways and other canals led to a decline in the trading and the profits between 1845 and 1848, but there was

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During the time the canal was administered by the Bridgewater Trustees, it made a profit every year. Until his retirement in 1834, the administration was carried out entirely by Bradshaw. It has been calculated that the average annual profit between 1806 and 1826 was of the order of 13 per cent, and

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west of Worsley. Chaddock pits in the east of Tyldesley were connected to an underground level from Worsley. In 1820, to ease congestion at the Delph in Worsley, Chaddock Pit was connected to the canal at Boothstown basin by an underground canal, the Chaddock Level which ran in a north west direction

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During the 1820s there was increased dissatisfaction with the canals. They did not cope well with increasing volumes of cargo, and they were perceived as monopolistic, and the preserve of the landed gentry class. There was increased interest in the possibility of railway construction. The possible

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Barges on the canal continued to be towed by horses until the middle of the 19th century, when they were replaced by steam-powered boats after a fatal epidemic spread through the horse population. The "dense smoke" produced by the steam barges and their "harsh unnecessary whistling" proved unpopular

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who reduced tariffs and took business away from the canals. For the first time the railways carried more trade between Liverpool and the towns of central Lancashire than the canals. The value of the traffic carried by the Bridgewater Canal in 1851 was the lowest in the time it was administered by

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for the post. Fereday Smith was appointed as Deputy Superintendent in March 1837 on a salary of £600 a year, half of the salary which had been offered to his father. Loch immediately undertook a reorganisation of the administration and efficiency of the business, restored the agreement with the Old

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around the lower entrance to the locks, so to counteract this a channel, equipped with gates at each end and known as the Duke's Gut, was cut through the marshes upriver from the locks. At high tide the gates were closed, and with the ebb of the tide were opened to release water, which scoured the

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In December 1761 Brindley undertook a survey of the route at Runcorn. His initial plan was to make the terminus at Hempstones, east of Runcorn Gap, but following a study of the tides and depth of water there, he decided instead to build the terminus west of Runcorn Gap. This change was designed to

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The duke invested a large sum of money in the scheme. From Worsley to Manchester its construction cost £168,000 (equivalent to £33,000,000 in 2023), but its advantages over land and river transport meant that within a year of its opening in 1761, the price of coal in Manchester fell by about half.

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may allow a realignment of the bridge approach road and the restoration of the original flight of locks – thus re-opening the link to Runcorn Docks, the Runcorn and Weston Canal, the River Mersey, the Manchester Ship Canal, and the River Weaver. This would create a new ring route for leisure

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An Act to enable the most noble Francis Duke of Bridgewater, to make a navigable cut or canal from a certain place in the township of Salford, over the Irwell, to the town of Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster, and to or near Longford Bridge, in the township of Stretford, in the said

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We have great pleasure in recording the first arrival in the Port of Manchester of a vessel, with an entire cargo of wines and spirits removed in bond, and for bonding in Manchester. The vessel, a flat named the Express, was wholly laden with a valuable cargo of wines and spirits, in all about 40

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In 1830 the new railway opened and by the end of the year was carrying freight. Bradshaw immediately went into competition by lowering the rates of carriage on the canal and by offering improved terms to the private carriers. By so doing he managed to maintain the volume of traffic carried by the

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Company (M&IN) to simultaneously raise freight charges. However any cooperation between the two companies was short-lived and by 1812 the Mersey and Irwell had reduced their charges. Further competition was to come from other carriers who used the canal; in 1824 the traffic carried by private

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In 1843 a new dock, the Francis Dock, was opened at Runcorn. The late 1830s and early 1840s had seen increased competition between the Bridgewater Canal on the one hand, and other canal companies and the railways on the other. The most dangerous of the rivals was the Mersey and Irwell Navigation

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had sought a connection to other waterways, and it appears that the duke had planned to limit the activities of the new company. On 15 December 1792 the duke purchased a portion of the Ringspiggot estate in Salford which blocked the MB&BC's plans to build a riverside basin and wharfs there.

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The canal also carried passengers and was in keen competition with the Mersey and Irwell Navigation Company (M&IN). The journey down river by the latter route took eight hours (nine hours in the up direction) while the journey on the Bridgewater Canal took nine hours each way. Fares were

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was to help supply the canal with water. Boats would unload their cargoes inside the duke's purpose-built warehouse. There were no locks in Brindley's design, demonstrating his ability as a competent engineer. The Barton Aqueduct was built relatively quickly for the time; work commenced in

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across Runcorn Gap to take their line from Weaver Junction to Liverpool; the railway paid half the cost of the improvements, amounting to about £20,000 (£2.24 million today). Improvements were made to the Trustees' facilities at Liverpool, to the Mersey and Irwell Navigation and to the

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Matters came to a head in 1833, the year in which the canal made its lowest profit since the death of the Duke. On 19 July the Marquess of Stafford (now the 1st Duke of Sutherland) died and the profits from the canal passed to Francis Egerton. On 25 September Bradshaw's son,

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An Act to enable the most noble Francis Duke of Bridgewater, to make a navigable cut or canal from Longford Bridge, in the township of Stretford, in the county palatine of Lancaster, to the River Mersey, at a place called the Hempstones, in the township of Halton, in the county of

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An Act to enable the most Noble Francis Duke of Bridgewater to make a Navigable Cut, or Canal, from Longford Bridge in the Township of Stretford in the County Palatine of Lancaster, to the River Mersey, at a Place called The Hemp Stones in the Township of Halton in the County of

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An Act to enable the most Noble Francis Duke of Bridgewater to make a Navigable Cut, or Canal, from or near Worsley Mill, over the River Irwell, to the Town of Manchester in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and to or near Longford Bridge in the Township of Stretford in the said

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An Act to enable the most noble Francis Duke of Bridgewater, to make a navigable cut or canal from a certain place in the township of Salford, to or near Worsley Mill, and Middlewood, in the manor of Worsley, and to or near a place called Hollin Ferry, in the county palatine of

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An Act to enable the most Noble Francis Duke of Bridgewater to make a Navigable Cut, or Canal, from a certain Place in the Township of Salford, to or near Worsley Mill and Middlewood in the Manor of Worsley, and to or near a Place called Hollin Ferry in the County Palatine of

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The Bridgewater Way is a scheme to redevelop the canal and make it more accessible to users, particularly cyclists. The 40-mile (64 km) development, which includes a new towpath, will form part of the National Cycle and Footpath Network as Regional Route number 82.

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George Loch, who had been opposed to using the Trustees' investments for improvements to the canals or docks, died in 1857. Between 1857 and 1872 the Trustees provided more capital for improvements from their own resources than at any previous time. The

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An act to enable the most noble Francis duke of Bridgewater to make a navigable cut from his present navigation in the township of Worsley, in the county palatine of Lancaster, to the township of Pennington, near the town of Leigh, in the said

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in 1824, the best year, it was 23 per cent. Bradshaw found it difficult to delegate, and complained of being over-worked, but he was also regarded as being a "formidable bargainer". In 1805 he was approached by the proprietors of the nearby

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Loch was extremely busy and did not have time to deal with the detailed administration of the Trust. He therefore looked for a deputy to take on these duties. His first choice was Richard Smith who was the mine agent to the Trustees of the

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The Trustees spent much time between 1851 and 1855 in negotiations to ease the competition, especially that from the London and North Western Railway. The most likely allies seemed to be other railway companies, including the

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Between 1849 and 1851 the competition between the Trustees and the railway companies intensified. Agreements and alliances were made and broken. Their major opponents were the London and North Western Railway and the

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was built) used to lower the canal to the Runcorn Docks on the River Mersey and later, to the Manchester Ship Canal. The old line of locks in Runcorn fell into disuse in the late 1930s, and were closed under the

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An Act to authorise the working of mines minerals under and adjacent to the portion of the Bridgewater Canal extending from Monton Bridge, in the County of Lancaster, to Leigh, in the same county, and for other

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to Leigh. The new extension enabled the supply to Manchester of coal from Leigh and the surrounding districts. On 21 June 1819 an act of Parliament was enacted to create a link between this extension and the

6233:. The railways competed with the canals in three ways; by building, or threatening to build, new lines which would be in direct competition with the canals; by amalgamation into giant companies (such as the 6205:). To avoid a costly lawsuit, at the end of 1836 Sothern agreed to retire on various conditions which included receipt of £45,000. On 1 March 1837, he was succeeded as superintendent by James Loch. 5750:

An Act to enable the most Noble Francis Duke of Bridgewater to extend a Branch of his Navigable Cut, or Canal, upon Sale Moor in the County of Chester, to the Market Town of Stockport in the said County.

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and thereon into Manchester. This route would make connecting to any future canals much easier, and would also increase competition with the Mersey and Irwell Navigation company. Brindley moved into

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in 1804, the two canals were joined at Castlefield. This connection may have been a factor in the failure of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Company's rival scheme to build a canal between

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and Sladen. The River Medlock, a major source of water for the canal and which was almost as badly polluted as the nearby Irwell, was diverted through a tunnel under the canal at Castlefield by

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newspaper reported that the canal was to be emptied of water, and converted into a railway, although nothing came of this scheme. In 1845, in return for concessions, the trustees supported the

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In 1791 the mines at Worsley produced 100,282 long tons (101,891 t) of coal, 60,461 long tons (61,431 t) of which were "sold down the navigation"; 12,000 long tons (12,000 t) of

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Bridgewater Canal itself. Agreements were made with the railway companies to cooperate on the transit of goods and the rates of carriage and "the Trustees' fortunes entered a calmer phase".

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and Worsley Hall, on state barges. Large crowds had gathered to cheer the royal party, which apparently frightened the horses drawing the barge so much that they fell into the canal.

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The canal carried commercial freight traffic until 1975; the last regular cargo was grain from Liverpool to Manchester for BOCM. It is now used mainly by pleasure craft and hosts two

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men also used the canal. They lifted their small lightweight boats out of the M&IN at Runcorn, and carried them a short distance up the steep streets onto the Bridgewater Canal.

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Company paid the Bridgewater Navigation Company £1,710,000 for all their property. The construction of the ship canal forced the removal of Barton Aqueduct and the construction of

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are located at intervals along the canal's length to allow boards to be dropped into slots in the banks. These allow sections of the canal to be isolated in the event of a leak.

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construction of a railway between Liverpool and Manchester was vigorously opposed by Bradshaw, who refused railway surveyors access to land owned by the trustees. When the first

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with some local residents, who also began to suffer from a condition known as canal throat, "no doubt caused by the foul emanations given off by its horribly filthy water".

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Extract from OS one-inch sheet 100 showing the junction between the Bridgewater Canal and the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn, with the flight of locks, as it was in 1966

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from the mines has, for many years, stained the water bright orange. The removal of this colouration is currently the subject of a £2.5 million remedial scheme.

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Company and with the Anderton Carrying Company. In 1844 the canal made a profit of £76,410, the second highest during the time it was administered by the Trustees.

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the end, the Trustees' railway deal was done with the London and North Western Railway, who agreed to cooperate with the onward passage of the Trustees' traffic.

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no "disastrous collapse". During this time the Trustees and their representatives were engaged in vigorous campaigns in Parliament to protect their interests.

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Having seen off competition from other canal companies, the next major threat was to come from the railways. This was the period in the mid-1840s known as the

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The total cost of the canal, from Worsley to Manchester and from Longford Bridge to the Mersey at Runcorn, was £220,000. Alongside the Mersey, the duke built

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river. Partly or mostly navigable, and/or under restoration. A system of canals. Canals which form part of this system are not listed here individually.

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was presented to Parliament in 1825, the trustees opposed and it was overthrown. However, later in the year Lord Stafford, possibly persuaded to do so by

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to Manchester. It was opened in 1761 from Worsley to Manchester, and later extended from Manchester to Runcorn, and then from Worsley to Leigh.

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to Marsland Green where he installed cranes and tipplers to load barges at a wharf. The tramroad was later worked by locomotives. In 1867 the

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It was known as Castle Bridge because it made a connection with a rocky promontory which had once been the site of a castle built by

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in England, the duke's solution to these problems was to build an underground canal at Worsley, connected to a surface canal between

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from the canal at Boothstown to the pit. Sometime after 1840 Samuel Jackson built a narrow gauge tramroad worked by horses from his

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The Statutes at Large: From the Magna Charta, to the End of the Eleventh Parliament of Great Britain, Anno 1761 {continued to 1807}

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In addition to the duke's warehouse at Manchester, more buildings were built by Brindley and extended to Alport Street (now called

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opened earlier. Bridgewater captured the public imagination because of its engineering feats; it required the construction of an

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By October 1844 a bonding warehouse had been built in Manchester and the first cargo to arrive was announced in a letter to the

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which was to follow the valley of the Mersey. The act was applied for to counter a proposed canal that would give the towns of

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and spent 46 days surveying the proposed route, which to cross the Irwell would require the construction of an aqueduct at

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In 1872 the Bridgewater Navigation Company Ltd was formed, and on Monday 9 September the canal was purchased in the names of

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to resolve a dispute with a Salford landowner, but his response was delayed. In 1810 there was a general agreement with the

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In September 1761, with his assistant Hugh Oldham, Brindley surveyed an extension from Longford Bridge to Hempstones, near

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companies), which gave them more political power; and by taking over ownership of canal companies. On 13 April 1844

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Although no details of author and date are given, this is likely to be a reliable source as it was published for the

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silt from the entrance to the locks. The cut created an island, known as Runcorn Island, crossed by Castle Bridge.

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cap 81, to the charges of maintaining this establishment, and the public are thereby exonerated from the expense.

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The Duke of Bridgewater died on 8 March 1803. By his will the income from the canal was to be paid to his nephew

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in 1831 which gave separate access to Manchester from the Midlands. In November 1831 Bradshaw suffered a

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Letter to the Bridgewater Canal offices concerning wives sleeping on boats, dated 11 November 1837

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was brought in for his technical expertise (having previously installed a pumping system at the nearby

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Ordnance Survey map of 1843 showing the canal crossing the River Mersey at Barfoot Bridge, Stretford

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Pleasant Reminiscences of the Nineteenth Century and Suggestions for Improvements in the Twentieth.

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began winding coal on the north bank of the canal in 1912. In the 1940s and '50s coal was sent to

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The Bridgewater Canal is described as the first great achievement of the canal age, although the

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owned by the Trustees had been neglected and were in a poor state; these were repaired or sold.

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Stories of Inventors and Discoverers in Science and the Useful Arts: A Book for Old and Young

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in Manchester is now disused, and on 26 May 1995 was replaced by the nearby Pomona Lock.

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Barton Swing Aqueduct, built to replace the original aqueduct during construction of the

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built a private railway line and the Bedford Basin with facilities for loading coal from

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The canal has suffered three breaches; one soon after opening, another in 1971 near the

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However, this venture was less successful than expected, as is evidenced by a letter to

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A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland: 1500 to 1830

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This article is about the canal in North West England. For the canal in Somerset, see

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aqueduct, and another in the summer of 2005 when a sluice gate failed in Manchester.

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canal, both freight and passengers, at a time when the country was suffering a trade

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estate in Worsley. In 1984 Bridgewater Estates Ltd was purchased by a subsidiary of

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Company in 1973 or later (a picture of the reopening of the canal is on the cover).

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Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers, Canals, and Railways of Great Britain

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On 28 June 1855 James Loch, the Superintendent, died and was succeeded by

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A map from 1801 showing the Bridgewater and Rochdale canals yet to be connected

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network of canals. Pleasure craft have been allowed on the canal since 1952.

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Vessels were affected by tide levels, and the shared use of water by industry

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was given on 24 March 1762. A junction, Waters Meeting, was created in

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Access to the canal brought about a rapid development in coal mining on the

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Manchester Ship Canal (Bridgewater Canal) Act 1907 (Amendment) Order 1996 (

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was built in 1858–59, providing a connection between Runcorn Docks and the

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Map of the Bridgewater Canal and connecting waterways (zoom in for detail)

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near Worsley Brook, was the entrance to the Navigable Levels. It is now a

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Manchester Ship Canal (Bridgewater Canal) Act 1907 (Amendment) Order 1996

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This success helped inspire a period of intense canal building, known as

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Feature on the 250th anniversary of the opening of the Bridgewater Canal

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Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical

8235:"First arrival in the Port of Manchester of a cargo of goods for bond", 6799: 6428: 9775: 9719: 9265: 7454: 6698: 6198: 6092:

clubs – Trafford Rowing Club and Manchester University Boat Club.

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Brindley's planned route began at Worsley and passed southeast through

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Boughey, Joseph. (1998) Hadfield's British Canals, Sutton Publishing,

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In 1862 the 2nd Earl of Ellesmere died and his son and heir, the

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similar but the Bridgewater route was said to be "more picturesque".

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Borrow's Bridge across the Runcorn extension of the Bridgewater Canal

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FIRST ARRIVAL IN THE PORT OF MANCHESTER OF A CARGO OF GOODS FOR BOND

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James Brindley: An Illustrated Life of James Brindley, 1716–1772

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September 1760 and the first boat crossed on 17 July 1761.

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Duke of Bridgewater Archive from the University of Salford site

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Bridgewater is described as the first great achievement of the

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Aerial view of Barton-on-Irwell in 2002 looking SE showing the

6182: 6066: 6046: 6754:. The duke's warehouse in Manchester was demolished in 1960. 5941: 5380:. The duke therefore gained a second act of Parliament, the 5048: 6670:

for £1,120,000. The canal was sold again in 1885, when the

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at Runcorn but has since been cut off by a slip road to the

7063:"Coal and Water — The Bridgewater Canal, John Gilbert" 5635: 5631: 5615: 5574:. He assisted in obtaining parliamentary approval for the 9204: 8869:

Collieries and their Railways in the Manchester Coalfields

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Bridgewater Canal – Runcorn Locks (Under Restoration)

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Bridgewater Canal History, 1872 – Change and Consolidation

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In 1923 Bridgewater Estates Ltd was formed to acquire the

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Bridgewater Canal News — Sluice Failure Drains Canal

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In 1766 the duke gained a fourth act of Parliament, the

5403:, before turning south to cross the River Irwell on the 7886: 7874: 7862: 7616: 7468: 6662:

and William Philip Price, respectively chairmen of the

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Value of trade carried on the Bridgewater Canal 1806–71

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Worsley Delph, in Worsley, originally a centuries-old

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Brindley's aqueduct, replaced late in the 19th century

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produced a plan of the canal, and in 1759 obtained an

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the Trustees. In 1851 the Earl of Ellesmere hosted

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Elaine and Roger Hart, Bolton, Greater Manchester 9152:Duke of Bridgewater's Underground Canal at Worsley 8791:The First industrial Society: Lancashire 1750–1850 7245:Sylvester, Rachel; Coates, Sam (1 December 1913), 7006: 7004: 6682:Manchester Ship Canal (Bridgewater Canal) Act 1907 6632:Manchester Ship Canal (Bridgewater Canal) Act 1907 6446:Manchester Ship Canal (Bridgewater Canal) Act 1907 5482: 9016:Schooner Port: Two Centuries of Upper Mersey Sail 7706: 7043: 9817: 8931: 8175:Sylvester, Rachel; Coates, Sam (13 April 1844), 7297: 6959: 6780:boats involving the Trent and Mersey Canal, the 4261: 4220: 4053: 4005: 2570: 2529: 1722: 1674: 1432: 1126: 1085: 422: 381: 242: 8715: 8623:, Manchester Ship Canal Company, archived from 8569:Bridgewater Canal History, 1920s to present day 8480: 8174: 7551: 7549: 7244: 7195: 7193: 7164:"Salford Hundred, Ancestry, Annals and History" 7001: 5975: 8638: 7963: 7961: 7497: 7495: 7115: 7113: 7111: 7109: 7107: 7033: 7031: 7029: 6664:Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway 5432:The Opening of the Bridgewater Canal A.D. 1761 5239:in France and watched the construction of the 5098:. It later faced intense competition from the 9190: 8730:, The Bridgewater Canal Trust, archived from 5834: 5121:, owned some of the coal mines dug to supply 257: 8884: 7840: 7838: 7836: 7834: 7832: 7546: 7282: 7190: 6995: 6768:The canal now forms an integral part of the 5666:The connection to Manchester was delayed by 9841:Canals in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan 8759:Reader's Digest Library of Modern Knowledge 8611: 8014: 8012: 7958: 7492: 7248:The Times newspaper: Bridgewater Collieries 7104: 7026: 5708: 5133:. The duke transported his coal along the 1047: 1039: 9197: 9183: 8178:The Times newspaper: The Bridgewater Canal 7745:"Transformation of Worsley's Orange Canal" 7268:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 5911:In 1795 the duke secured a fifth act, the 5654:The canal at Runcorn between the factories 5113: 264: 250: 9067: 8962: 8951: 8913: 8833:, F. C. and J. Rivington, Otridge and Son 7829: 7682: 7670: 7622: 7594: 7592: 7590: 7555: 7474: 7345: 7343: 7330: 7328: 7203:inflation figures are based on data from 7037: 42:The Packet House at Worsley, on the canal 9142:Website with description and photographs 8973: 8806: 8009: 7793: 7598: 7501: 7413: 7411: 7409: 7334: 7309: 7130: 7128: 7119: 6974: 6970: 6968: 6934:. Runcorn Locks Restoration Society. n.d 6798: 6708: 6427: 6134: 5995: 5987: 5979: 5657: 5649: 5641: 5486: 5473: 5450: 5426: 5119:Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater 5038:Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater 9040: 9031: 9013: 8922: 8846: 8826: 8605: 8276: 7979: 7967: 7787: 7775: 7694: 7658: 7513: 7441: 7417: 7400: 7388: 7376: 7372: 7370: 7361: 7293: 7291: 7184: 6095: 5478:Bridgewater Foundry at Patricroft, 1839 4177: 4169: 2486: 2478: 9818: 8993: 8918:, Eccles and District History Society. 8904: 8505: 8468: 8456: 8444: 8432: 8420: 8408: 8396: 8384: 8372: 8360: 8348: 8336: 8324: 8312: 8300: 8288: 8264: 8222: 8210: 8198: 8162: 8150: 8138: 8126: 8114: 8102: 8090: 8078: 8066: 8054: 8042: 8030: 8018: 8003: 7991: 7952: 7940: 7928: 7916: 7904: 7892: 7880: 7868: 7856: 7844: 7823: 7811: 7610: 7587: 7486: 7429: 7340: 7325: 7150: 6955: 6953: 6951: 6949: 6926: 6924: 6922: 5040:, to transport coal from his mines in 4945:section missing due to now demolished 1761: 1227: 945: 452: 9178: 9162:Manchester Ship Canal Company website 9058: 8888:A Financial History of Western Europe 8866: 8837: 8788: 8593: 7799: 7728: 7716:Research records (formerly PastScape) 7646: 7634: 7406: 7232: 7204: 7125: 6965: 6651:Text of statute as originally enacted 5071:at Leigh. It once connected with the 2134: 2116: 1523: 1515: 9082: 9071:The Manchester Bolton And Bury Canal 8935:Manchester: An Architectural History 7367: 7288: 6423: 5992:The Packet House at Worsley, in 1866 5578:Bridgewater Canal Extension Act 1762 5502:Bridgewater Canal Extension Act 1762 2322: 2246: 2197: 2067: 9761:History of the British canal system 8885:Kindleberger, Charles Poor (1993), 8757: 8674:Information about Bridgewater Canal 8650:, Pennine Waterways, archived from 7065:. Mike Higginbottom. Archived from 7049: 6946: 6919: 6872:History of the British canal system 6717:over the ship canal (left) and the 5826:Over two decades later, the nearby 5129:instrumental in powering England's 5067:, southeast of Runcorn; and to the 2333: 67:72 ft 0 in (21.95 m) 13: 9101: 7012:"History of the Bridgewater Canal" 6932:"A brief history of Runcorn Locks" 6807: 6146:Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal 5828:Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal 5396:), which superseded the original. 5153:lies beneath a layer of permeable 2344: 78:14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) 14: 9877: 9341:Herefordshire and Gloucestershire 9113: 6704: 6294:later that year, also printed in 6114:Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer 4971: 4657:Slip road from Central Expressway 3953: 2982: 2968: 2561: 2411: 1777: 1625: 1531: 1506: 1178: 971: 829: 588:Great Fold Bridge (Surrey Avenue) 343: 9516:Staffordshire and Worcestershire 9118: 8807:Chaloner, William Henry (1963), 8769: 8688: 8665: 8599: 8560: 8538: 8511: 8474: 8462: 8450: 8438: 8426: 8414: 8402: 8390: 8378: 8366: 8354: 7349: 6851: 6837: 6823: 6746:. c. xxxvi), and filled in. The 6570:Parliament of the United Kingdom 6563: 6464:Parliament of the United Kingdom 6457: 6400:was opened at Runcorn in 1860. 6325:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 6167:Liverpool and Manchester Railway 5857: 5731: 5513: 5415:(on land previously occupied by 5296: 5178: 5100:Liverpool and Manchester Railway 5055:via a lock at Cornbrook; to the 4977: 4970: 4963: 4934: 4913: 4912: 4892: 4857: 4856: 4845:Devonshire Place/Doctor's Bridge 4828: 4827: 4809: 4808: 4787: 4786: 4767: 4739: 4738: 4710: 4709: 4691: 4690: 4669: 4668: 4647: 4646: 4615: 4614: 4593: 4592: 4571: 4570: 4549: 4548: 4527: 4526: 4508: 4507: 4486: 4485: 4464: 4463: 4445: 4444: 4423: 4422: 4400: 4393: 4386: 4365: 4364: 4346: 4345: 4323: 4316: 4309: 4291: 4290: 4251: 4210: 4176: 4168: 4159: 4140: 4139: 4132: 4104: 4103: 4096: 4060: 4044: 4043: 4036: 3995: 3988: 3959: 3952: 3927: 3926: 3908: 3907: 3886: 3885: 3864: 3863: 3835: 3834: 3816: 3815: 3794: 3793: 3772: 3771: 3750: 3749: 3728: 3727: 3699: 3698: 3677: 3676: 3653: 3652: 3631: 3630: 3609: 3608: 3580: 3579: 3558: 3557: 3536: 3535: 3514: 3513: 3485: 3484: 3463: 3462: 3444: 3443: 3422: 3421: 3398: 3386: 3385: 3357: 3356: 3335: 3334: 3313: 3312: 3291: 3290: 3262: 3261: 3240: 3239: 3221: 3220: 3199: 3198: 3177: 3176: 3155: 3154: 3133: 3132: 3111: 3110: 3089: 3088: 3067: 3066: 3045: 3044: 3025: 3004: 3003: 2981: 2974: 2967: 2945: 2938: 2931: 2910: 2909: 2890: 2869: 2868: 2847: 2846: 2825: 2824: 2801: 2789: 2788: 2767: 2766: 2745: 2744: 2723: 2722: 2700: 2672: 2671: 2649: 2642: 2635: 2613: 2606: 2599: 2560: 2519: 2485: 2477: 2468: 2447: 2446: 2439: 2417: 2410: 2403: 2375: 2374: 2367: 2343: 2332: 2321: 2312: 2291: 2290: 2283: 2261: 2254: 2245: 2236: 2212: 2205: 2196: 2187: 2166: 2165: 2158: 2133: 2124: 2115: 2106: 2082: 2075: 2066: 2057: 2036: 2035: 2028: 2007: 2006: 1999: 1981: 1980: 1973: 1945: 1944: 1937: 1916: 1915: 1908: 1887: 1886: 1879: 1861: 1860: 1853: 1835: 1834: 1827: 1806: 1805: 1798: 1776: 1769: 1760: 1751: 1712: 1705: 1664: 1657: 1631: 1624: 1599: 1598: 1577: 1576: 1555: 1554: 1530: 1522: 1514: 1505: 1484: 1483: 1462: 1461: 1421: 1415: 1414: 1407: 1386: 1385: 1366: 1347: 1319: 1318: 1296: 1289: 1282: 1259: 1247: 1246: 1226: 1205: 1204: 1184: 1177: 1156: 1155: 1116: 1075: 1046: 1038: 1029: 1006: 999: 977: 970: 944: 923: 922: 899: 887: 886: 863: 851: 850: 828: 808: 787: 786: 765: 764: 743: 742: 724: 723: 701: 694: 673: 672: 651: 650: 622: 621: 600: 599: 578: 577: 556: 555: 535: 514: 513: 492: 491: 471: 451: 412: 371: 342: 321: 320: 298: 36: 8938:, Manchester University Press, 8932:Parkinson-Bailey, John (2000), 8916:The Duke of Bridgewater's Canal 8840:The First Industrial Revolution 8751: 8342: 8330: 8318: 8306: 8294: 8282: 8270: 8258: 8243: 8228: 8216: 8204: 8192: 8168: 8156: 8144: 8132: 8120: 8108: 8096: 8084: 8072: 8060: 8048: 8036: 8024: 7997: 7985: 7973: 7946: 7934: 7922: 7910: 7817: 7805: 7737: 7700: 7561: 7519: 7447: 7315: 7156: 7081: 6899: 6889: 6118:Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt 5684:Trent and Mersey Canal Act 1766 5483:Manchester to Runcorn extension 4978: 4964: 4893: 4768: 4603:Slip road to Central Expressway 4401: 4387: 4324: 4310: 3026: 2975: 2946: 2932: 2891: 2650: 2636: 2614: 2600: 2262: 2213: 2083: 1770: 1422: 1408: 1367: 1348: 1297: 1283: 809: 536: 472: 9866:1761 establishments in England 9043:A Lancashire Triangle Part Two 8891:, Oxford University Press US, 8771:The Bridgewater Canal Handbook 7569:"1795 – From Worsley to Leigh" 7090:Bridgewater Estates Collection 7055: 6980: 6748:Manchester Ship Canal Act 1966 6740:Manchester Ship Canal Act 1949 5819:access to the Mersey, via the 5275:), enabling its construction. 4394: 4317: 3996: 3960: 2939: 2643: 2607: 2418: 2255: 2206: 2125: 2076: 1665: 1632: 1290: 978: 702: 299: 1: 9496:Sheffield and South Yorkshire 9068:Tomlinson, Victor I. (1991), 8620:Maintaining an Ageing Network 8250:"Manchester a bonding port", 7528:1765 – From Sale to Stockport 6877: 5803:) for a branch canal between 4581:Astmoor (Astmore) Bridge Lane 4211: 2701: 2520: 2237: 2188: 2058: 1752: 1185: 1076: 372: 331:Leigh Bridge (St Helens Road) 9411:Manchester Bolton & Bury 9246:Birmingham Canal Navigations 9207:canals of the United Kingdom 9157:Astley Green Colliery Museum 8842:, Cambridge University Press 8254:, p. 2, 3 December 1844 8239:, p. 6, 10 October 1844 6913: 6867:Canals of the United Kingdom 6150:Mersey and Irwell Navigation 5976:Connection to Rochdale Canal 5135:Mersey and Irwell Navigation 4935: 4923:Station Road/Waterloo Bridge 4252: 4160: 4133: 4097: 4037: 3989: 2469: 2440: 2404: 2368: 2313: 2284: 2159: 2107: 2029: 2000: 1974: 1938: 1909: 1897:Old Trafford Football Ground 1880: 1854: 1828: 1799: 1713: 1706: 1658: 1117: 1030: 1007: 1000: 712:Astley Green Colliery Museum 695: 413: 137:1759, 1760, 1762, 1766, 1795 21:Bridgwater and Taunton Canal 7: 8974:Skempton, Sir Alec (2002), 6816: 6362:Hon. Algernon Fulke Egerton 6224:Ellesmere and Chester Canal 6215:George Samuel Fereday Smith 6016:, a civil engineer for the 5864:Parliament of Great Britain 5738:Parliament of Great Britain 5303:Parliament of Great Britain 5185:Parliament of Great Britain 4010:to Trent & Mersey Canal 10: 9882: 9018:, G. W. & A. Hesketh, 8963:Priestley, Joseph (1831), 6541:United Kingdom legislation 6439:United Kingdom legislation 6404:was installed in 1861–62. 6342:Patricroft railway station 6128:, and, as Superintendent, 6069:was also transported from 6060: 6035: 5839:United Kingdom legislation 5835:Worsley to Leigh extension 5791:Bridgewater Canal Act 1766 5720:Bridgewater Canal Act 1766 5713:United Kingdom legislation 5697:, several warehouses, and 5495:United Kingdom legislation 5384:Bridgewater Canal Act 1759 5285:Bridgewater Canal Act 1759 5278:United Kingdom legislation 5263:Bridgewater Canal Act 1758 5167:Bridgewater Canal Act 1758 5160:United Kingdom legislation 4756:Victoria Road/Delph Bridge 4474:Windmill Hill Avenue North 88:(originally 10 at Runcorn) 18: 16:Canal in northwest England 9799: 9781:National Waterways Museum 9738: 9697: 9661: 9630: 9589: 9213: 9132:Bridgewater Canal website 9083:Ware, Michael E. (1989), 8952:Pickering, Danby (1807), 8923:Nickson, Charles (1887), 8914:Mullineux, Frank (1959), 8909:, Oxford University Press 8773:, Ed. J. Burrow & Co. 8724:Bridgewater Brochure 2008 7457:to defend her kingdom of 6660:Sir Edward William Watkin 6649: 6639: 6625: 6620: 6610: 6602: 6594: 6589: 6576: 6562: 6557: 6546: 6532: 6514: 6509: 6499: 6494: 6481: 6470: 6456: 6451: 6444: 6350:Shrewsbury and Birmingham 6302:MANCHESTER A BONDING PORT 5938:Leeds and Liverpool Canal 5915:Bridgwater Canal Act 1795 5899: 5894: 5881: 5870: 5856: 5851: 5846:Bridgwater Canal Act 1795 5844: 5775: 5770: 5754: 5744: 5730: 5725: 5718: 5558: 5553: 5537: 5526: 5512: 5507: 5500: 5341: 5336: 5320: 5309: 5295: 5290: 5283: 5223: 5218: 5202: 5191: 5177: 5172: 5165: 5069:Leeds and Liverpool Canal 5036:. 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J. (1997), 9032:Starkey, H. F. (1990), 9014:Starkey, H. F. (1983), 8994:Smiles, Samuel (2006), 8838:Deane, Phyllis (1965), 8793:, Carnegie Publishing, 8548:. The National Archives 8483:"The Bridgewater Canal" 7712:"Worsley Delph (44278)" 7205:Clark, Gregory (2017). 7093:, The National Archives 6308:7th and 8th of Victoria 6130:Robert Haldane Bradshaw 6110:Sir Archibald Macdonald 6004:Upon completion of the 5972:and Runcorn Gas Works. 5378:parliamentary committee 5114:Design and construction 4334:Chester–Manchester line 1787:disused railway viaduct 9511:South Forty-Foot Drain 9361:Ipswich and Stowmarket 9281:Chelmer and Blackwater 9256:Bridgwater and Taunton 8997:Lives of the Engineers 8905:Mather, F. A. (1970), 8847:Corbett, John (1974), 6804: 6794: 6784:and the River Weaver. 6744:12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6 6722: 6644:Coal Industry Act 1994 6603:Laid before Parliament 6436: 6354:Shrewsbury and Chester 6320: 6286: 6249:Grand Junction Railway 6195:2nd Duke of Sutherland 6191:Captain James Bradshaw 6140: 6001: 5993: 5985: 5676:Trent and Mersey Canal 5663: 5655: 5647: 5492: 5479: 5456: 5448: 5061:Trent and Mersey Canal 5059:in Manchester; to the 4902:bridge approach basin 4727:Bridgewater Expressway 4559:Astmoor (Astmore) Road 2046:Throstle's Nest Bridge 211:Trent and Mersey Canal 9861:Canals opened in 1761 9846:Industrial Revolution 9612:Shannon–Erne Waterway 9416:Manchester Ship Canal 9137:Bridgewater Canal map 9127:at Wikimedia Commons 8810:People and Industries 8789:Aspin, Chris (1995), 8781:Manchester Ship Canal 7298:Parkinson-Bailey 2000 6960:Parkinson-Bailey 2000 6831:United Kingdom portal 6802: 6777:Mersey Gateway Bridge 6752:Kennet and Avon Canal 6735:Silver Jubilee Bridge 6715:Barton Swing Aqueduct 6712: 6676:Barton Swing Aqueduct 6672:Manchester Ship Canal 6434:Manchester Ship Canal 6431: 6370:Christ Church, Oxford 6330:a visit to Manchester 6300: 6270: 6138: 6014:Charles Edward Cawley 5999: 5991: 5983: 5966:Astley Green Colliery 5661: 5653: 5645: 5490: 5477: 5454: 5441:The Manchester Murals 5430: 5131:Industrial Revolution 5077:Silver Jubilee Bridge 5053:Manchester Ship Canal 4989:Manchester Ship Canal 4876:Silver Jubilee Bridge 4634:Mersey Gateway Bridge 4149:Preston Brook tunnel 2147:Manchester Ship Canal 1445:Manchester Ship Canal 1437:Barton Swing Aqueduct 610:Marsland Green Bridge 273:Bridgewater Canal map 219:Manchester Ship Canal 56:41 miles (66 km) 9836:Canals in Warrington 9481:Royal Military Canal 9406:Maidenhead Waterways 9276:Cambridgeshire Lodes 9059:Timbs, John (1860), 8907:After the Canal Duke 8006:, pp. 80–82, 85 7814:, pp. xviii–xix 6558:Statutory Instrument 6102:George Leveson-Gower 6096:Bridgewater Trustees 6022:Member of Parliament 5970:Barton Power Station 5949:Manchester Coalfield 5446:Manchester Town Hall 5051:is connected to the 4411:West Coast Main Line 3852:Daresbury Expressway 2224:Manchester Metrolink 2094:Manchester Metrolink 955:Worsley Packet House 661:Lingard's Footbridge 107:Navigation authority 9766:London Canal Museum 9531:Stratford-upon-Avon 9376:Leeds and Liverpool 9356:Huddersfield Narrow 8737:on 21 November 2008 8677:, British Waterways 8627:on 21 November 2008 8576:on 21 November 2008 8527:on 21 November 2008 7575:on 21 November 2008 7535:on 21 November 2008 7489:, pp. xvi–xvii 7014:. 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9824: 9823: 9821: 9807: 9803: 9798: 9792: 9789: 9787: 9784: 9782: 9779: 9777: 9774: 9772: 9769: 9767: 9764: 9762: 9759: 9757: 9754: 9752: 9749: 9747: 9744: 9743: 9741: 9737: 9731: 9730:Winding holes 9728: 9726: 9723: 9721: 9718: 9716: 9713: 9711: 9708: 9706: 9703: 9702: 9700: 9696: 9690: 9689:Swansea Canal 9687: 9685: 9682: 9680: 9677: 9675: 9672: 9670: 9667: 9666: 9664: 9660: 9654: 9651: 9649: 9646: 9644: 9641: 9639: 9636: 9635: 9633: 9629: 9623: 9620: 9618: 9615: 9613: 9610: 9608: 9605: 9603: 9600: 9598: 9595: 9594: 9592: 9588: 9582: 9579: 9577: 9574: 9572: 9569: 9567: 9564: 9562: 9559: 9557: 9554: 9552: 9549: 9547: 9544: 9542: 9539: 9537: 9534: 9532: 9529: 9527: 9524: 9522: 9519: 9517: 9514: 9512: 9509: 9507: 9504: 9502: 9499: 9497: 9494: 9492: 9489: 9487: 9484: 9482: 9479: 9477: 9474: 9472: 9469: 9467: 9464: 9462: 9459: 9457: 9454: 9452: 9449: 9447: 9444: 9442: 9439: 9437: 9434: 9432: 9429: 9427: 9424: 9422: 9419: 9417: 9414: 9412: 9409: 9407: 9404: 9402: 9399: 9397: 9394: 9392: 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8945:0-7190-5606-3 8941: 8937: 8936: 8930: 8926: 8921: 8917: 8912: 8908: 8903: 8900: 8898:0-19-507738-5 8894: 8890: 8889: 8883: 8880: 8878:1-84306-135-X 8874: 8870: 8865: 8862: 8860:0-85972-006-3 8856: 8852: 8851: 8845: 8841: 8836: 8832: 8831: 8825: 8822: 8820:0-7146-1284-7 8816: 8813:, Routledge, 8812: 8811: 8805: 8802: 8800:1-85936-016-5 8796: 8792: 8787: 8786: 8782: 8778: 8777: 8772: 8768: 8764: 8760: 8756: 8755: 8733: 8726: 8725: 8718: 8703: 8699: 8698: 8691: 8676: 8675: 8668: 8653: 8649: 8648: 8641: 8626: 8622: 8621: 8614: 8608:, p. 206 8607: 8602: 8596:, p. 79. 8595: 8590: 8575: 8571: 8570: 8563: 8547: 8541: 8526: 8522: 8521: 8514: 8507: 8502: 8488: 8484: 8477: 8471:, p. 299 8470: 8465: 8458: 8453: 8446: 8441: 8434: 8429: 8422: 8417: 8410: 8405: 8399:, p. 288 8398: 8393: 8387:, p. 281 8386: 8381: 8375:, p. 280 8374: 8369: 8362: 8357: 8350: 8345: 8339:, p. 260 8338: 8333: 8326: 8321: 8314: 8309: 8303:, p. 267 8302: 8297: 8290: 8285: 8278: 8273: 8266: 8261: 8253: 8246: 8238: 8231: 8224: 8219: 8213:, p. 189 8212: 8207: 8200: 8195: 8180: 8179: 8171: 8164: 8159: 8152: 8147: 8140: 8135: 8128: 8123: 8116: 8111: 8104: 8099: 8092: 8087: 8080: 8075: 8068: 8063: 8056: 8051: 8044: 8039: 8032: 8027: 8020: 8015: 8013: 8005: 8000: 7993: 7988: 7982:, p. 173 7981: 7976: 7970:, p. 179 7969: 7964: 7962: 7954: 7949: 7942: 7937: 7930: 7925: 7918: 7913: 7906: 7901: 7894: 7893:Mather (1970) 7889: 7882: 7877: 7870: 7865: 7858: 7853: 7846: 7841: 7839: 7837: 7835: 7833: 7825: 7820: 7813: 7808: 7801: 7796: 7789: 7784: 7778:, p. 130 7777: 7772: 7753: 7746: 7740: 7731: 7717: 7713: 7709: 7703: 7696: 7691: 7684: 7679: 7673:, p. 663 7672: 7667: 7661:, p. 332 7660: 7655: 7649:, p. 148 7648: 7643: 7636: 7631: 7624: 7619: 7613:, p. 272 7612: 7607: 7600: 7599:Chaloner 1963 7595: 7593: 7591: 7574: 7570: 7564: 7557: 7552: 7550: 7534: 7530: 7529: 7522: 7516:, p. 161 7515: 7510: 7503: 7502:Chaloner 1963 7498: 7496: 7488: 7483: 7476: 7471: 7464: 7460: 7456: 7450: 7443: 7438: 7432:, p. 20. 7431: 7426: 7420:, p. 126 7419: 7414: 7412: 7410: 7403:, p. 127 7402: 7397: 7391:, p. 159 7390: 7385: 7378: 7373: 7371: 7364:, p. 125 7363: 7358: 7351: 7346: 7344: 7336: 7335:Chaloner 1963 7331: 7329: 7318: 7311: 7310:Skempton 2002 7306: 7299: 7294: 7292: 7284: 7279: 7271: 7265: 7250: 7249: 7241: 7235:, p. 363 7234: 7229: 7214: 7213: 7208: 7202: 7196: 7194: 7187:, p. 213 7186: 7181: 7165: 7159: 7153:, p. xvi 7152: 7147: 7141: 7140:0-7509-1840-3 7137: 7131: 7129: 7121: 7120:Skempton 2002 7116: 7114: 7112: 7110: 7108: 7092: 7091: 7084: 7068: 7064: 7058: 7052:, p. 990 7051: 7046: 7039: 7034: 7032: 7030: 7013: 7007: 7005: 6998:, p. 192 6997: 6992: 6983: 6976: 6975:Chaloner 1963 6971: 6969: 6961: 6956: 6954: 6952: 6950: 6933: 6927: 6925: 6923: 6918: 6902: 6892: 6888: 6873: 6870: 6868: 6865: 6864: 6860: 6854: 6849: 6846: 6840: 6835: 6832: 6821: 6814: 6801: 6792: 6790: 6785: 6783: 6778: 6773: 6771: 6770:Cheshire Ring 6766: 6764: 6760: 6755: 6753: 6749: 6745: 6741: 6736: 6732: 6728: 6720: 6716: 6711: 6702: 6700: 6699:Peel Holdings 6696: 6691: 6689: 6685: 6677: 6673: 6669: 6665: 6661: 6652: 6648: 6645: 6642: 6638: 6631: 6630: 6628: 6624: 6619: 6615: 6613: 6609: 6605: 6601: 6597: 6593: 6588: 6584: 6581: 6579: 6575: 6571: 6561: 6556: 6545: 6531: 6524: 6520: 6519: 6517: 6513: 6508: 6504: 6502: 6498: 6493: 6489: 6486: 6484: 6480: 6475: 6473: 6469: 6465: 6455: 6450: 6443: 6435: 6430: 6421: 6418: 6414: 6410: 6409:3rd Earl 6405: 6403: 6399: 6395: 6391: 6387: 6381: 6379: 6375: 6371: 6367: 6363: 6358: 6355: 6351: 6345: 6343: 6339: 6338:Prince Albert 6335: 6331: 6326: 6317: 6311: 6309: 6299: 6297: 6293: 6292: 6283: 6277: 6269: 6268: 6266: 6261: 6259: 6253: 6250: 6246: 6245: 6240: 6236: 6232: 6231:Railway Mania 6227: 6225: 6219: 6216: 6212: 6206: 6204: 6200: 6196: 6192: 6186: 6184: 6180: 6176: 6170: 6168: 6164: 6160: 6154: 6151: 6147: 6137: 6133: 6131: 6127: 6123: 6119: 6115: 6111: 6107: 6103: 6093: 6091: 6086: 6082: 6080: 6074: 6072: 6068: 6058: 6056: 6052: 6048: 6045: 6039: 6029: 6027: 6023: 6019: 6015: 6011: 6007: 5998: 5990: 5982: 5973: 5971: 5967: 5964:onto barges. 5963: 5959: 5955: 5950: 5945: 5943: 5939: 5934: 5930: 5926: 5922: 5918: 5905:28 April 1795 5904: 5902: 5898: 5893: 5889: 5886: 5884: 5880: 5875: 5873: 5869: 5865: 5855: 5850: 5843: 5832: 5829: 5824: 5822: 5818: 5814: 5810: 5806: 5802: 5798: 5794: 5781:18 March 1766 5780: 5778: 5774: 5769: 5766: 5762: 5759: 5757: 5753: 5749: 5747: 5743: 5739: 5729: 5724: 5717: 5706: 5704: 5700: 5696: 5691: 5689: 5688:Hugh Henshall 5685: 5681: 5680:Preston Brook 5677: 5673: 5672:Norton Priory 5669: 5660: 5652: 5644: 5640: 5637: 5633: 5629: 5623: 5621: 5617: 5613: 5609: 5605: 5601: 5600:Trafford Park 5597: 5593: 5589: 5585: 5581: 5573: 5564:24 March 1762 5563: 5561: 5557: 5552: 5549: 5545: 5542: 5540: 5536: 5531: 5529: 5525: 5521: 5520:Great Britain 5511: 5506: 5499: 5489: 5476: 5472: 5470: 5465: 5463: 5453: 5447: 5443: 5442: 5437: 5433: 5429: 5425: 5422: 5421:River Medlock 5418: 5414: 5410: 5409:Trafford Park 5406: 5402: 5397: 5395: 5391: 5387: 5379: 5375: 5371: 5367: 5363: 5359: 5355: 5347:24 March 1760 5346: 5344: 5340: 5335: 5332: 5328: 5325: 5323: 5319: 5314: 5312: 5308: 5304: 5294: 5289: 5282: 5276: 5274: 5270: 5266: 5258: 5254: 5250: 5246: 5242: 5238: 5237:Canal du Midi 5229:23 March 1759 5228: 5226: 5222: 5217: 5214: 5210: 5207: 5205: 5201: 5196: 5194: 5190: 5186: 5176: 5171: 5164: 5158: 5156: 5152: 5148: 5147:Coal Measures 5144: 5140: 5136: 5132: 5128: 5127:steam engines 5124: 5120: 5111: 5109: 5108:Cheshire Ring 5105: 5101: 5097: 5093: 5090:to cross the 5089: 5085: 5080: 5078: 5074: 5070: 5066: 5065:Preston Brook 5062: 5058: 5054: 5050: 5045: 5043: 5039: 5035: 5031: 5027: 5023: 5019: 5006: 5004: 5002: 5000: 4998: 4996: 4994: 4993: 4990: 4984: 4961: 4959: 4956: 4951: 4941: 4932: 4930: 4927: 4919: 4910: 4908: 4905: 4899: 4890: 4888: 4885: 4877: 4872: 4863: 4854: 4852: 4849: 4843: 4834: 4825: 4823: 4820: 4815: 4806: 4804: 4801: 4793: 4784: 4782: 4779: 4774: 4765: 4763: 4760: 4754: 4745: 4736: 4734: 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