Sankey Brook Navigation
E1030183
Sankey Brook Navigation is an early British industrial canal in northwest England that played a key role in transporting coal and supporting the region’s industrial development.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
industrial canal ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| connectsTo | River Mersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| economicRole |
reduced cost of coal transport in the region
ⓘ
stimulated industrial growth along its route ⓘ |
| era | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWatercourse | Sankey Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic waterway ⓘ |
| influenced | later British canal construction ⓘ |
| locatedIn | England ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Merseyside NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCounty | Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | North West England ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
St Helens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warrington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British canal network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | coal transport ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide a reliable route for coal to the River Mersey ⓘ |
| region | northwest England ⓘ |
| significance |
early British industrial canal
ⓘ
one of the earliest modern canals in England ⓘ |
| supported | regional industrial development ⓘ |
| supportedIndustry |
coal mining
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ |
| transportedCommodity |
coal
ⓘ
industrial goods ⓘ |
| usedFor | industrial transport ⓘ |
| waterwayType | artificially improved river navigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.