Sujet
Barge crossing the Barton aqueduct over the Irwell, Salford, Greater Manchester, c1794. Artist: Robert Pollard
Légende
Barge crossing the Barton aqueduct over the Irwell, Salford, Greater Manchester, c1794. Financed largely by Francis Egerton, Duke of Bridgewater (1736-1803), the 10 mile (16 km) length of canal linking his coal mines at Worsley to the city of Manchester opened in 1761. In 1766 a 30 mile (50 km) extension was opened from Manchester to Liverpool. This was the first British canal to be completely man-made. The engineer for the project was James Brindley (1716-1772).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1794
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B65_284
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (3,3Mo) / 39,5cm x 31,7cm / 4665 x 3746 (300dpi)