Mersey and Irwell Navigation
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The Mersey and Irwell Navigation was a river navigation in North West England, which provided a navigable route from the Mersey estuary to Salford and Manchester, by improving the course of the River
Stickings Lock on the River Irwell, c. 1850
Barton Aqueduct
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The Barton Aqueduct, opened on 17 July 1761, carried the Bridgewater Canal over the River Irwell at Barton-upon-Irwell, in the historic county of Lancashire, England. Designed largely by James Brindle
The Barton Aqueduct shortly before its demolition in 1893
Watercolour, pen and ink drawing of Barton Aqueduct in 1793 by G. F. Yates
Brindsley