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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to a very considerable extent. The Ellesmere and Chester canal skirts the north-western boundary of the parish; and an …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… the two valleys which are now occupied by the Grand Union Canal on the E. and S. edges of the parish at about 107 m. … was an incomplete feature connected with the Grand Union Canal (OS Record Cards), but as the earthwork is considerably lower than the canal at this point this seems unlikely. On the 1st ed. OS 1 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… are engaged in lace-making. A branch of the Grand Junction canal extends to the town, passing through a reservoir of 70 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… April 28th and November 20th, at Gee-Cross. The PeakForest canal passes through the township. A church, dedicated to St. … of which the soil is clay. The Ellesmere, or Wirrall, canal bounds it on the west. Wesham, with Medlar.See Medlar. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… came only when the coal traffic was transferred to the canal from 1769. 48 After the turnpiking of the … the later 18th and earlier 19th centuries. The Birmingham Canal built by James Brindley from Birmingham to … Gower branch, opened in 1836, runs south from Telford's canal at Greets Green to Brindley's canal near Brades Village …
A History of the County of Stafford
… remained at the mill, which was situated on the Birmingham Canal conveniently for the transport of the foundry's raw … years as Dunkirk Forge. 45 The new line of the Birmingham Canal was carried across the southern part of the mill-pool … mill-stream could still be seen on both sides of the canal and railway embankment; most of the dry mill-pool on …
A History of the County of Stafford
… 1768 many were used to make lock-gates for the Birmingham Canal, which was then being built through West Bromwich. Very …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Skidmore, a Wesleyan lay preacher and missioner to the canal boatmen, held open-air services on Sundays from May to …
A History of the County of Stafford
… polluted by drainage. Water from the pits was used, as was canal water until that too became polluted by factory refuse. … built a new works in Oldbury Road at Albion, close to the canal and the railway. The supply became available in 1880. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… by the 1760s, and the Balls Hill branch of the Birmingham Canal was opened to serve the pits in 1769. 38 Since the late … 45 and it was at the end of the Balls Hill branch canal that in 1897 John Brockhouse opened his spring and axle … there were also several ironworks along the Birmingham Canal, notably the Union Furnaces established after Philip …