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Brindleys Grand Cross Of the 18th Century links, with the River - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Brindleys Grand Cross Of the 18th Century links, with the River - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Brindleys Grand Cross Of the 18th Century links, with the River Mersey in the north, Liverpool and Manchester; with in the South Oxford and then the River Thames to London; with in the west W orcester and then the River Severn to
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The Grand Canal at W uxi in China
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The Grand Canal at W uxi in China
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From Torksey Lock looking up the Roman Fossdyke Canal towards Lincoln c. 1900
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Fossdyke Canal from Lincoln
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Fossdyke Canal from Lincoln
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Francis Egerton, the Third Duke of Bridgewater in his later days (1736 – 1803)
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J ames Brindley (1716 –1772)
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Canal surveying
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Barton Aqueduct over the River Irewell
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The W orsley Mine Entrance
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The decaying workings outside the W orsley mine
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Men with brazier in the limestone mine at the Black Country Museum
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J
- siah W edgwood (1730 –1795)
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The sign post at Haywood J unction shows just how great Brindley’s plan was for the canals
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Brindley’s Grand Cross
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Coaching House – now The Wolseley Arms, where the first share-holders meeting was held 30th December 1765
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Digging a canal – mainly with picks, spades and barrows
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Brindley’s tunnel is barely visible to-day at the Harecastle’s southern portal
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Legging through a tunnel
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Learning to leg through a tunnel at the Black Country museum
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Thomas Telford (1757-1834)
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The southern end of Telford’s Harecastle Tunnel
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Bottle kiln at the potteries
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Saltersford Tunnel in Cheshire in 1910. It is 424 yards
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A wooden former is being used in a bridge repair at W atford in 1904
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Artist’s impression of the Flint W harf at Colton
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Rugeley Aqueduct over the River Trent
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Milepost at Colton
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Imagine that you are this child
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Bridge 68 – Colton turn-over bridge
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Colton W inding Hole
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W harf Cottage, Colton
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Bridge 69 Taft Bridge is an accommodation bridge
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Spillway opposite Bishton Hall with the canal on the left and the river far right
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Colwich Lock raises the level by 6’6”
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How to work a lock
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Shugborough Carriage Bridge – the road continued over another bridge over the river to Shugborough Hall
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Bridge 73 - Haywood Bridge & Lock
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The blacksmith (H. Beck) shoeing a horse belonging to the Oxford Canal Company in 1922
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W intertime at Haywood Roving Bridge
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Toll House at Great Haywood
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Fradley J unction past & present
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The Southern Road
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The Northern Road
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The monkey boat is in the centre with its cabin & the butty is on the left, note that the elum arm is pointing upwards, as the boat is moored
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A boathorse with his feed can, large wooden beads and crocheted earcaps to keep the flies off
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A boatwoman in her 8’ by 6’ 6” cabin
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Costume of a boatwoman
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A wooden ice-breaking Boat with men rocking the boat, whilst a team
- f horses tries to drag
it through the ice
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