Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company
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The Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company was the historic British canal company responsible for constructing and operating the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, a major industrial waterway linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool across northern England.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British transport company
ⓘ
canal company ⓘ |
| connectedWaterBody |
River Aire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Mersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedWaterway | Leeds and Liverpool Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
facilitated trade between Yorkshire and Lancashire
ⓘ
supported textile industry in northern England ⓘ |
| era | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gaugeType | broad canal ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | England ⓘ |
| heritageStatusOfWaterway | listed historic waterway in the UK ⓘ |
| historicalRole | developer of long-distance cross-Pennine canal route ⓘ |
| industry |
canal construction
ⓘ
inland water transport ⓘ |
| infrastructureTypeManaged |
aqueducts
ⓘ
canal basins ⓘ locks ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| laterUseOfWaterway |
leisure boating
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| linkedCity |
Leeds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedRegion |
Lancashire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainAsset | Leeds and Liverpool Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| networkRole | part of British canal network ⓘ |
| notableFeatureManaged |
Bingley Five Rise Locks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bingley Three Rise Locks NERFINISHED ⓘ Foulridge Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion | Northern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedWaterway | Leeds and Liverpool Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCargo |
coal
ⓘ
manufactured goods ⓘ raw materials ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| primaryUse | industrial freight transport ⓘ |
| routeDirection | east–west ⓘ |
| significance | major industrial waterway operator in northern England ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
British Waterways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportedBetween |
Lancashire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportEra | pre-railway era ⓘ |
| transportMode |
canal
ⓘ
narrowboat freight ⓘ |
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