Timeline Friday 17 July 1761

Friday 17 July 1761

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1761 Bridgewater Canal opens The Duke of Bridgewater's canal begins carrying coal toward Manchester The Bridgewater Canal, engineered by James Brindley for the Duke of Bridgewater, opened to carry coal from the mines at Worsley. It crossed the River Irwell on the Barton Aqueduct and halved the price of coal in Manchester. Its success set off the British canal boom of the Industrial Revolution.
1761 Bridgewater Canal opens The Duke of Bridgewater's canal begins carrying coal toward Manchester The Bridgewater Canal, engineered by James Brindley for the Duke of Bridgewater, opened to carry coal from the mines at Worsley. It crossed the River Irwell on the Barton Aqueduct and halved the price of coal in Manchester. Its success set off the British canal boom of the Industrial Revolution.