River Irwell via Bridgewater Canal
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The River Irwell via the Bridgewater Canal refers to the historic waterway link in northwest England that enabled coal transport from the Worsley mines to Manchester, playing a key role in the early Industrial Revolution.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic waterway link
ⓘ
navigation route ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Brindley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
City of Manchester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Worsley coal mines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsSettlement |
Manchester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Worsley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWaterbody |
Bridgewater Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Irwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
reduced cost of coal in Manchester
ⓘ
stimulated industrial development along the Irwell corridor ⓘ |
| engineeringSignificance | early example of integrated canal–river navigation ⓘ |
| eraOfConstruction | 18th century ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Manchester area
ⓘ
Salford area ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
contributed to early canal engineering in Britain
ⓘ
enabled large-scale coal supply to Manchester ⓘ supported rapid industrial growth in Manchester ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | considered part of Britain’s early canal heritage ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infrastructureRole | formed a key artery of early industrial transport in North West England ⓘ |
| linkedIndustry |
coal mining
ⓘ
textile manufacturing in Manchester ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
North West England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| navigationStatus | historically navigable for freight ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bridgewater Canal network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Irwell navigation system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCommodityTransported | coal ⓘ |
| region | Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| routeFunction | linked Worsley mines to Manchester markets ⓘ |
| transportMode | inland water transport ⓘ |
| transportTechnology | narrowboats ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coal transport
ⓘ
industrial freight transport ⓘ |
| waterwayType | canalised river link ⓘ |
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