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Title: Bridgewater Canal, Castlefield - JGC00106
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Title
Bridgewater Canal, Castlefield - JGC00106
Description
West end of the tunnel at Gaythorn. 29th September 1899.
Considered by many to be the first canal in England, the Bridgewater was engineered by James Brindley for the Duke of Bridgewater to transport coal from his mines at Worsley to the growing town of Manchester. Opened in 1761, it was later extended including a link to the Rochdale Canal providing access to West Yorkshire.
Considered by many to be the first canal in England, the Bridgewater was engineered by James Brindley for the Duke of Bridgewater to transport coal from his mines at Worsley to the growing town of Manchester. Opened in 1761, it was later extended including a link to the Rochdale Canal providing access to West Yorkshire.
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Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
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PHDA - John Greenhalgh Collection
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Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
JGC00106.tif
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Citation
“Bridgewater Canal, Castlefield - JGC00106,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed April 19, 2024, https://penninehorizons.org/items/show/18331.
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