Viaduct on the Bridgewater Canal carrying it across

Viaduct on the Bridgewater Canal carrying it across the River Irwell. Built by the English civil engineer James Brindley (1716-1772) it was commissioned by the Duke of Bridgewater to carry coal from his mines at Worsley, Lancashire to the industrial city of Manchester. From Scenes in England by the Rev. Isaac Taylor, London, 1822. Hand-coloured engraving

1822 Bridgewater Brindley Commissioned Hand-coloured Irwell Isaac Mines Viaduct Worsley

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