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Grand Trunk Canal
canal, England, United Kingdom
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built by Brindley
- In James Brindley
…canal encouraged similar projects: the Grand Trunk Canal, penetrating the central ridge of England by the Harecastle Tunnel, and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire, the Coventry, the Oxford, the old Birmingham, and the Chesterfield canals, all designed and, with one exception, executed by Brindley. In all, he was responsible for a…
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expansion of British canal system
- In canals and inland waterways: Great Britain
The Grand Trunk Canal established a cross-England route by linking the Mersey to the Trent, opened up the Midlands, and provided water transport for exports to European markets. There followed the link between the River Thames and the Bristol Channel provided by the Severn Canal and…
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