Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater (1736-1803)

Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater (1736-1803) English nobleman and mine owner who commissioned the building of the Bridgewater. The Duke as a young man. In the background is the Barton aqueduct carrying the canal over the River Irwell. Engraving from Lives of the Engineers by Samuel Smiles (London, 1862)

Aqueduct Bridgewater Commissioned Egerton Irwell Nobleman

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