The canal network of the United Kingdom played a vital role in the Industrial Revolution. The UK was the first country to develop a nationwide canal network which, at its peak, expanded to nearly 4,00
Traditional working canal boats
The Stamford Canal opened circa 1670
The Sankey Canal as viewed from Spike Island in Widnes
The Bridgewater Canal
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British Waterways, often shortened to BW, was a statutory corporation wholly owned by the government of the United Kingdom. It served as the navigation authority for the majority of canals and a numbe
British Waterways sign near Gas Street Basin on the BCN Main Line in Birmingham
Bank repair on the River Avon