1769:
1694:
2054:
2040:
920:
868:
1497:
1483:
1456:
1358:
1072:
911:
777:
270:
248:
212:
1365:
1289:
1221:
1154:
1099:
1024:
928:
845:
791:
736:
616:
575:
489:
441:
415:
2068:
990:
818:
1408:
1329:
1187:
852:
602:
595:
346:
1565:
1538:
1490:
1449:
1296:
1255:
1235:
1228:
1214:
1180:
1147:
1140:
1113:
1106:
1079:
1058:
1017:
949:
904:
897:
876:
859:
811:
784:
770:
750:
743:
716:
697:
690:
683:
656:
649:
642:
528:
508:
482:
475:
455:
448:
422:
365:
319:
299:
1524:
1442:
1401:
1262:
1194:
1173:
1065:
1038:
1031:
997:
963:
956:
825:
170:
1579:
1572:
1558:
1322:
609:
392:
385:
339:
277:
241:
219:
192:
1602:
1531:
1504:
1463:
1422:
1415:
1379:
1372:
1336:
1303:
1269:
1133:
983:
676:
635:
568:
548:
39:
2027:
Further locks were added throughout the route's history. These include a new
Stickins Lock, Sandywarps Lock in a cut located close to the confluence of the Irwell and Mersey, Butchersfield Locks (located on a short cut known as the Butchersfield Canal), Woolston New (located at the upper end of
1786:
An Act for altering an act, passed in the seventh year of the reign of his late majesty King George the First, intituled, "An Act for making the rivers Mercy and Irwell navigable from
Liverpool to Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster," by incorporating the proprietors of the said
2024:. The remains of the lock island appear to be situated in the same location as the island presently used for the swing aqueduct. Stickins Lock followed, in a 600-yard (550 m) cut. There were further locks named Holmes Bridge, Calamanco, Holmes Bridge and finally Howley Tidal.
1996:, leaving just a short stub joining the navigation to the canal near Stockton Heath. The Woolston New Cut, excavated in 1821, is still visible although completely dry. Woolston Old Cut, built in 1755, still exists although the lock is gone.
1853:
c. 15), was received in 1721. The construction work was undertaken by the Mersey & Irwell
Navigation Company. Work began in 1724, and by 1734 boats "of moderate size" could make the journey from quays in Water Street, Manchester,
1662:. Eight locks were constructed between 1724 and 1734, and the rivers were improved by the construction of new cuts several times subsequently. Use of the navigation declined from the 1870s, and it was ultimately superseded by the
1984:
obliterated large parts of the earlier navigation, including almost the whole of the Irwell part of the course (except for a short length upstream of Pomona Docks, which is the only surviving part of the navigation today).
1896:
were constructed along the length of the route, and some shortcuts were made around shallower parts of the river, with locks, to enable the passage of boats. Some difficult turns along the river were also removed.
1889:. The navigation was suitable only for small ships, and during periods of drought, or when strong easterly winds held back the tide in the estuary, there was not always sufficient draft for a fully laden boat.
2518:
1900:
The navigation was modified and improved on a number of occasions. A canal section known as the
Runcorn and Latchford Canal was added in 1804, to bypass part of the lower reaches. In 1740 the company built
1988:
A short way downstream of the confluence with the Mersey, the ship canal followed a more southerly course than the old navigation, which remained in use as late as 1950 from Rixton
Junction downstream.
1953:
1,112,000, but it had by then fallen into disrepair. In 1882 it was described as being "hopelessly choked with silt and filth", and was open to 50-ton boats for only 47 out of 311 working days.
1908:
In 1779 a group of businessmen from
Manchester and Liverpool purchased the navigation, and began making improvements. A difficult section below Howley lock was cut out by the building of the
133:
2209:
2511:
2991:
2504:
3006:
126:
1972:
was proposed as a way to reverse
Manchester's economic decline by giving the city direct access to the sea for its imports and exports of manufactured goods.
3011:
119:
1838:
1941:
The company in charge of the navigation was known by several names. These include "The Old
Navigation", "Old Quay Company", and "Old Quay Canal".
1934:, meant increasing competition for the carriage of goods, and in 1844 the navigation was purchased on behalf of the Bridgewater Canal Company, for
1792:
1716:
3016:
2986:
2852:
2486:
2467:
2448:
2429:
2410:
2391:
2346:
227:
2215:
2924:
1857:
2697:
2086:
2258:
1931:
1666:, the construction of which destroyed most of the Irwell section of the navigation and the long cut between Latchford and Runcorn.
256:
2802:
3036:
1964:, and the railway charges from there to Manchester, were perceived to be excessive; it was often cheaper to import goods via
1711:
An Act for making the Rivers Mercy and Irwell navigable, from
Liverpoole to Manchester, in the County Palatine of Lancaster.
3021:
2996:
2717:
2028:
Woolston New Cut), Paddington Lock (lower end of
Woolston New Cut), Woolston Old Lock, Latchford, and Old Quay Sea Locks.
2528:
2081:
3031:
3026:
2965:
2832:
1773:
1698:
1647:
3001:
2817:
2792:
2722:
1993:
1909:
1344:
2637:
151:
2787:
2682:
285:
2009:
There were originally eight locks along the navigation. Each lock chamber was 13 feet wide by 65 feet long.
2012:
Throstles Nest Lock was the highest on the navigation. It was followed by Mode Wheel lock. Lock 3 was at
17:
2572:
2777:
2737:
2632:
2622:
2045:
1981:
1781:
1706:
1663:
2960:
2919:
2767:
2677:
1923:
Cut, to replace water lost from the locks that were used to raise boats into the new canal section.
2909:
2822:
1968:, on the other side of England, than it was to use Liverpool, about 35 miles (56 km) away. A
2657:
2642:
2013:
1992:
The lower reaches of the ship canal from Eastham to Latchford obliterated a large section of the
1965:
1920:
1643:
2752:
2262:
2893:
2692:
2662:
2652:
2647:
2612:
2496:
2482:
2463:
2444:
2425:
2406:
2387:
2342:
1961:
1927:
401:
2939:
2929:
2812:
2807:
2727:
2707:
2687:
2577:
2091:
2059:
2118:
The Bridgewater Canal and the Manchester Ship Canal are thus now owned by the same company.
2888:
2872:
2857:
2847:
2837:
2797:
2667:
2567:
2073:
2053:
2021:
1957:
1850:
1721:
1949:
In 1872, the navigation was sold to the newly formed Bridgewater Navigation Company for
2955:
2934:
2914:
2862:
2827:
2742:
2597:
2587:
2582:
2562:
2017:
1950:
1935:
2980:
2867:
2757:
2672:
2617:
2592:
2557:
2552:
2542:
1834:
2842:
2747:
2702:
1956:
Economic conditions deteriorated during the mid-1870s, in what has been called the
1826:
1822:
1810:
1787:
navigation; and to declare their respective shares therein to be a personal estate.
1734:
1659:
1655:
1610:
1387:
178:
2381:
2336:
2782:
2712:
2627:
2602:
2067:
2772:
2607:
2035:
1969:
1830:
1651:
1872:
1859:
2762:
2547:
1886:
1797:
38:
112:
1913:
1587:
1938:
550,800. In 1846 ownership was transferred to the canal company.
1902:
1893:
1829:
should be made navigable from the Mersey Estuary in the west to
2500:
1833:
in the east was first proposed in 1660, and revived in 1712 by
1646:, which provided a navigable route from the Mersey estuary to
1841:
were tabled. The act of Parliament for the navigation, the
2359:
2357:
2294:
2292:
2422:
The Canals of North West England, Vol 2 (pp.241-496)
2238:
2236:
2234:
2232:
2165:
2163:
2161:
2948:
2902:
2881:
2535:
2192:
2190:
2136:
2134:
1809:
1804:
1791:
1780:
1750:
1733:
1728:
1715:
1705:
1679:
103:
95:
90:
82:
74:
66:
61:
53:
48:
31:
1916:a basin was built for boats to wait for the tide.
1905:and warehouses along Water Street in Manchester.
1930:in 1776, followed in 1830 by the opening of the
43:Stickings Lock on the River Irwell, c. 1850
2283:
2512:
127:
8:
927:
919:
2253:
2251:
1845:Rivers Mercy and Irwell Navigation Act 1720
1681:Rivers Mercy and Irwell Navigation Act 1720
875:
867:
18:Rivers Mercy and Irwell Navigation Act 1720
2992:Rivers of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury
2519:
2505:
2497:
2420:Hadfield, Charles; Biddle, Gordon (1970).
1747:
1676:
159:
134:
120:
28:
2261:. Peter J Whitehead. 2003. Archived from
3007:River navigations in the United Kingdom
2310:
2214:, The Transport Archive, archived from
2130:
2111:
117:
2441:Manchester and its Ship Canal Movement
2152:
2853:Thorne and Hatfield Moors Peat Canals
1754:Mersey and Irwell Navigation Act 1794
228:Manchester and Salford Junction Canal
7:
2925:Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal
2363:
2322:
2298:
2242:
2196:
2181:
2169:
2140:
2698:Ivelchester and Langport Navigation
2383:The Turnpike Road System in England
2087:History of the British canal system
143:Mersey and Irwell Navigation (1850)
3012:Former or disused inland waterways
1932:Liverpool & Manchester Railway
257:Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal
25:
1654:, by improving the course of the
1496:
1482:
1455:
1357:
1071:
989:
910:
817:
776:
269:
247:
211:
2211:Canal Archive:Bridging the Years
2066:
2052:
2038:
1767:
1692:
1600:
1577:
1570:
1563:
1556:
1536:
1529:
1522:
1502:
1495:
1488:
1481:
1461:
1454:
1447:
1440:
1420:
1413:
1407:
1406:
1399:
1377:
1370:
1364:
1363:
1356:
1334:
1327:
1320:
1301:
1294:
1288:
1287:
1267:
1260:
1253:
1233:
1226:
1220:
1219:
1212:
1192:
1185:
1178:
1171:
1153:
1152:
1145:
1138:
1131:
1111:
1104:
1098:
1097:
1077:
1070:
1063:
1056:
1036:
1029:
1023:
1022:
1015:
995:
988:
981:
961:
954:
947:
926:
918:
909:
902:
895:
874:
866:
857:
851:
850:
844:
843:
823:
816:
809:
790:
789:
782:
775:
768:
748:
741:
735:
734:
714:
695:
688:
681:
674:
654:
647:
640:
633:
615:
614:
607:
600:
593:
574:
573:
566:
546:
526:
506:
488:
487:
480:
473:
453:
446:
440:
439:
420:
414:
413:
390:
383:
363:
344:
337:
317:
297:
275:
268:
246:
239:
217:
210:
190:
168:
37:
2803:Salisbury and Southampton Canal
2529:waterways of the United Kingdom
2481:. Manchester University Press.
2462:. Manchester University Press.
1564:
1537:
1489:
1448:
1295:
1254:
1234:
1227:
1213:
1179:
1146:
1139:
1112:
1105:
1078:
1057:
1016:
948:
903:
896:
858:
810:
783:
769:
749:
742:
715:
696:
689:
682:
655:
648:
641:
527:
507:
481:
474:
454:
447:
421:
364:
318:
298:
2386:. Cambridge University Press.
2259:"Mersey and Irwell Navigation"
1523:
1441:
1400:
1328:
1261:
1193:
1186:
1172:
1064:
1037:
1030:
996:
962:
955:
824:
601:
594:
345:
169:
1:
2718:Liskeard and Looe Union Canal
1578:
1571:
1557:
1321:
608:
391:
384:
338:
276:
240:
218:
191:
3017:Canals in Greater Manchester
2987:Rivers of Greater Manchester
2733:Mersey and Irwell Navigation
2477:Owen, David Elystan (1988).
2458:Owen, David Elystan (1983).
2082:Canals of the United Kingdom
1640:Mersey and Irwell Navigation
1601:
1530:
1503:
1462:
1421:
1414:
1378:
1371:
1335:
1302:
1268:
1132:
982:
675:
634:
567:
547:
32:Mersey and Irwell Navigation
2966:Kidwelly and Llanelly Canal
2833:Stourbridge Extension Canal
2338:Wetlands Ecosystems in Asia
1919:An aqueduct was built from
1774:Parliament of Great Britain
1699:Parliament of Great Britain
1345:Runcorn and Latchford Canal
1046:Woolston New Cut / Old Cut
286:Branch to Bridgewater Canal
3053:
2793:Runcorn to Latchford Canal
2723:London to Portsmouth canal
2284:Hadfield & Biddle 1970
1994:Runcorn to Latchford Canal
1960:. The dues charged by the
1910:Runcorn to Latchford Canal
1745:United Kingdom legislation
1674:United Kingdom legislation
1642:was a river navigation in
2638:Dorset and Somerset Canal
2460:The Manchester Ship Canal
2341:, Elsevier, p. 132,
1837:. In 1720 the necessary
1821:The idea that the Rivers
1766:
1761:
1691:
1686:
1609:
1594:
1586:
1550:
1545:
1516:
1511:
1475:
1470:
1434:
1429:
1393:
1386:
1350:
1343:
1314:
1310:
1281:
1276:
1247:
1243:Feeder from Woolston Cut
1242:
1206:
1201:
1165:
1161:
1125:
1121:Wooden Bridge (aqueduct)
1120:
1091:
1086:
1050:
1045:
1009:
1004:
975:
970:
941:
936:
889:
884:
837:
832:
803:
798:
762:
757:
728:
723:
708:
704:
668:
663:
627:
623:
587:
582:
560:
555:
540:
535:
520:
515:
500:
496:
467:
462:
433:
429:
407:
399:
377:
372:
357:
353:
331:
326:
311:
306:
291:
284:
262:
255:
233:
226:
204:
199:
184:
177:
162:
36:
2788:Runcorn and Weston Canal
2683:Hollingwood Common Canal
2380:Albert, William (2007).
1980:The construction of the
833:double locks / Old lock
2818:Sir John Glynne's Canal
2000:Design and construction
2573:Beat Bank Branch Canal
1926:The completion of the
3037:Canals opened in 1734
2778:Rochdale Branch Canal
2738:Newport Pagnell Canal
2633:Donnington Wood Canal
2623:Dearne and Dove Canal
2443:. Ryburn Publishing.
2439:Harford, Ian (1994).
2424:. David and Charles.
2405:. Sutton Publishing.
2403:Manchester Ship Canal
2401:Gray, Edward (1997).
2046:United Kingdom portal
1982:Manchester Ship Canal
1664:Manchester Ship Canal
3022:Canals in Manchester
2997:Rivers of Manchester
2961:Glamorganshire Canal
2920:Forth and Cart Canal
2768:River Sow Navigation
2678:Heywood Branch Canal
2479:Canals to Manchester
2335:Wong, M. H. (2004),
1512:Fiddlers Ferry lock
307:Throstles Nest Lock
2910:Aberdeenshire Canal
2823:Somerset Coal Canal
1869: /
1590:lock, Sankey Canal
516:Holmes Bridge Lock
3032:Canals in Cheshire
3027:Rivers of Cheshire
2658:Grand Surrey Canal
2643:Douglas Navigation
2014:Barton-upon-Irwell
1873:53.4794°N 2.2564°W
1644:North West England
3002:Rivers of Salford
2974:
2973:
2693:Itchen Navigation
2663:Greasbrough Canal
2653:Glastonbury Canal
2613:Coombe Hill Canal
2488:978-0-7190-2631-7
2469:978-0-7190-0864-1
2450:978-1-85331-075-1
2431:978-0-7153-4992-2
2412:978-0-7509-1459-8
2393:978-0-521-03391-6
2348:978-0-444-51691-6
2265:on 28 August 2008
2095: (1828 ship)
1962:Port of Liverpool
1928:Bridgewater Canal
1819:
1818:
1762:Act of Parliament
1743:
1742:
1687:Act of Parliament
1636:
1635:
1632:
1631:
1005:Powder Mill Lock
402:Bridgewater Canal
400:Barton aqueduct,
111:
110:
16:(Redirected from
3044:
2940:Stevenston Canal
2930:Inverarnan Canal
2882:Northern Ireland
2813:Shropshire Canal
2808:Shrewsbury Canal
2728:Louth Navigation
2708:Leominster Canal
2688:Horncastle Canal
2578:Blyth Navigation
2521:
2514:
2507:
2498:
2492:
2473:
2454:
2435:
2416:
2397:
2367:
2366:, pp. 15–16
2361:
2352:
2351:
2332:
2326:
2320:
2314:
2308:
2302:
2296:
2287:
2281:
2275:
2274:
2272:
2270:
2255:
2246:
2240:
2227:
2226:
2225:
2223:
2206:
2200:
2194:
2185:
2179:
2173:
2167:
2156:
2150:
2144:
2138:
2119:
2116:
2076:
2071:
2070:
2062:
2060:Transport portal
2057:
2056:
2048:
2043:
2042:
2041:
2018:James Brindley's
1884:
1883:
1881:
1880:
1879:
1878:53.4794; -2.2564
1874:
1870:
1867:
1866:
1865:
1862:
1847:
1846:
1771:
1770:
1757:
1756:
1755:
1748:
1696:
1695:
1682:
1677:
1604:
1603:
1581:
1580:
1574:
1573:
1567:
1566:
1560:
1559:
1540:
1539:
1533:
1532:
1526:
1525:
1506:
1505:
1499:
1498:
1492:
1491:
1485:
1484:
1465:
1464:
1458:
1457:
1451:
1450:
1444:
1443:
1424:
1423:
1417:
1416:
1410:
1409:
1403:
1402:
1381:
1380:
1374:
1373:
1367:
1366:
1360:
1359:
1338:
1337:
1331:
1330:
1324:
1323:
1305:
1304:
1298:
1297:
1291:
1290:
1271:
1270:
1264:
1263:
1257:
1256:
1237:
1236:
1230:
1229:
1223:
1222:
1216:
1215:
1196:
1195:
1189:
1188:
1182:
1181:
1175:
1174:
1156:
1155:
1149:
1148:
1142:
1141:
1135:
1134:
1115:
1114:
1108:
1107:
1101:
1100:
1087:Paddington Lock
1081:
1080:
1074:
1073:
1067:
1066:
1060:
1059:
1040:
1039:
1033:
1032:
1026:
1025:
1019:
1018:
999:
998:
992:
991:
985:
984:
965:
964:
958:
957:
951:
950:
930:
929:
922:
921:
913:
912:
906:
905:
899:
898:
878:
877:
870:
869:
861:
860:
854:
853:
847:
846:
827:
826:
820:
819:
813:
812:
793:
792:
786:
785:
779:
778:
772:
771:
752:
751:
745:
744:
738:
737:
718:
717:
699:
698:
692:
691:
685:
684:
678:
677:
664:Sandywarps lock
658:
657:
651:
650:
644:
643:
637:
636:
618:
617:
611:
610:
604:
603:
597:
596:
577:
576:
570:
569:
550:
549:
530:
529:
510:
509:
491:
490:
484:
483:
477:
476:
457:
456:
450:
449:
443:
442:
424:
423:
417:
416:
394:
393:
387:
386:
367:
366:
348:
347:
341:
340:
327:Mode Wheel Lock
321:
320:
301:
300:
279:
278:
272:
271:
250:
249:
243:
242:
221:
220:
214:
213:
194:
193:
172:
171:
160:
136:
129:
122:
113:
57:mostly destroyed
41:
29:
21:
3052:
3051:
3047:
3046:
3045:
3043:
3042:
3041:
2977:
2976:
2975:
2970:
2944:
2898:
2889:Broharris Canal
2877:
2873:Wombridge Canal
2858:Ulverston Canal
2848:Tavistock Canal
2838:Stockport Canal
2798:St Columb Canal
2753:Pidcock's Canal
2668:Grosvenor Canal
2568:Baybridge Canal
2531:
2525:
2495:
2489:
2476:
2470:
2457:
2451:
2438:
2432:
2419:
2413:
2400:
2394:
2379:
2370:
2362:
2355:
2349:
2334:
2333:
2329:
2321:
2317:
2309:
2305:
2297:
2290:
2282:
2278:
2268:
2266:
2257:
2256:
2249:
2241:
2230:
2221:
2219:
2218:on 3 March 2016
2208:
2207:
2203:
2195:
2188:
2184:, pp. 3–4.
2180:
2176:
2168:
2159:
2151:
2147:
2139:
2132:
2123:
2122:
2117:
2113:
2103:
2074:Cheshire portal
2072:
2065:
2058:
2051:
2044:
2039:
2037:
2034:
2022:Barton Aqueduct
2007:
2002:
1978:
1958:Long Depression
1947:
1877:
1875:
1871:
1868:
1863:
1860:
1858:
1856:
1855:
1851:7 Geo. 1. St. 1
1844:
1843:
1776:
1768:
1753:
1752:
1751:
1746:
1722:7 Geo. 1. St. 1
1701:
1693:
1680:
1675:
1672:
1605:
1582:
1575:
1568:
1561:
1546:Old Quay locks
1541:
1534:
1527:
1507:
1500:
1493:
1486:
1466:
1459:
1452:
1445:
1425:
1418:
1411:
1404:
1382:
1375:
1368:
1361:
1339:
1332:
1325:
1306:
1299:
1292:
1272:
1265:
1258:
1238:
1231:
1224:
1217:
1202:Latchford Lock
1197:
1190:
1183:
1176:
1157:
1150:
1143:
1136:
1116:
1109:
1102:
1082:
1075:
1068:
1061:
1041:
1034:
1027:
1020:
1000:
993:
986:
966:
959:
952:
932:
931:
924:
923:
914:
907:
900:
880:
879:
872:
871:
862:
855:
848:
828:
821:
814:
794:
787:
780:
773:
753:
746:
739:
719:
700:
693:
686:
679:
659:
652:
645:
638:
619:
612:
605:
598:
578:
571:
551:
536:Calamanco Lock
531:
511:
492:
485:
478:
463:Stickings lock
458:
451:
444:
425:
418:
395:
388:
368:
349:
342:
322:
302:
280:
273:
251:
244:
222:
215:
200:Salford wharfs
195:
173:
154:
145:
144:
140:
44:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
3050:
3048:
3040:
3039:
3034:
3029:
3024:
3019:
3014:
3009:
3004:
2999:
2994:
2989:
2979:
2978:
2972:
2971:
2969:
2968:
2963:
2958:
2956:Aberdare Canal
2952:
2950:
2946:
2945:
2943:
2942:
2937:
2935:Monkland Canal
2932:
2927:
2922:
2917:
2915:Dingwall Canal
2912:
2906:
2904:
2900:
2899:
2897:
2896:
2894:Dukart's Canal
2891:
2885:
2883:
2879:
2878:
2876:
2875:
2870:
2865:
2863:Westport Canal
2860:
2855:
2850:
2845:
2840:
2835:
2830:
2828:Stamford Canal
2825:
2820:
2815:
2810:
2805:
2800:
2795:
2790:
2785:
2780:
2775:
2770:
2765:
2760:
2755:
2750:
2745:
2743:Nutbrook Canal
2740:
2735:
2730:
2725:
2720:
2715:
2710:
2705:
2700:
2695:
2690:
2685:
2680:
2675:
2670:
2665:
2660:
2655:
2650:
2648:Galton's Canal
2645:
2640:
2635:
2630:
2625:
2620:
2615:
2610:
2605:
2600:
2598:Carlisle Canal
2595:
2590:
2588:Braunton Canal
2585:
2583:Bradford Canal
2580:
2575:
2570:
2565:
2563:Barnsley Canal
2560:
2555:
2550:
2545:
2539:
2537:
2533:
2532:
2526:
2524:
2523:
2516:
2509:
2501:
2494:
2493:
2487:
2474:
2468:
2455:
2449:
2436:
2430:
2417:
2411:
2398:
2392:
2376:
2369:
2368:
2353:
2347:
2327:
2315:
2311:Harford (1994)
2303:
2288:
2286:, p. 362.
2276:
2247:
2228:
2201:
2186:
2174:
2157:
2145:
2129:
2121:
2120:
2110:
2109:
2102:
2099:
2098:
2097:
2089:
2084:
2078:
2077:
2063:
2049:
2033:
2030:
2006:
2003:
2001:
1998:
1977:
1974:
1946:
1943:
1817:
1816:
1813:
1807:
1806:
1802:
1801:
1795:
1789:
1788:
1784:
1778:
1777:
1772:
1764:
1763:
1759:
1758:
1744:
1741:
1740:
1737:
1731:
1730:
1726:
1725:
1719:
1713:
1712:
1709:
1703:
1702:
1697:
1689:
1688:
1684:
1683:
1673:
1671:
1668:
1634:
1633:
1630:
1629:
1627:
1625:
1623:
1621:
1619:
1617:
1614:
1613:
1608:
1606:
1599:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1591:
1585:
1583:
1576:
1569:
1562:
1555:
1553:
1551:
1548:
1547:
1544:
1542:
1535:
1528:
1521:
1519:
1517:
1514:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1501:
1494:
1487:
1480:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1460:
1453:
1446:
1439:
1437:
1435:
1432:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1419:
1412:
1405:
1398:
1396:
1394:
1391:
1390:
1385:
1383:
1376:
1369:
1362:
1355:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1347:
1342:
1340:
1333:
1326:
1319:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1311:
1309:
1307:
1300:
1293:
1286:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1266:
1259:
1252:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1232:
1225:
1218:
1211:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1191:
1184:
1177:
1170:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1162:
1160:
1158:
1151:
1144:
1137:
1130:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1110:
1103:
1096:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1076:
1069:
1062:
1055:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1035:
1028:
1021:
1014:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1006:
1003:
1001:
994:
987:
980:
978:
976:
973:
972:
971:Woolston Lock
969:
967:
960:
953:
946:
944:
942:
939:
938:
935:
933:
925:
917:
916:
915:
908:
901:
894:
892:
890:
887:
886:
883:
881:
873:
865:
864:
863:
856:
849:
842:
840:
838:
835:
834:
831:
829:
822:
815:
808:
806:
804:
801:
800:
797:
795:
788:
781:
774:
767:
765:
763:
760:
759:
756:
754:
747:
740:
733:
731:
729:
726:
725:
724:Millbank Lock
722:
720:
713:
711:
709:
706:
705:
703:
701:
694:
687:
680:
673:
671:
669:
666:
665:
662:
660:
653:
646:
639:
632:
630:
628:
625:
624:
622:
620:
613:
606:
599:
592:
590:
588:
585:
584:
581:
579:
572:
565:
563:
561:
558:
557:
554:
552:
545:
543:
541:
538:
537:
534:
532:
525:
523:
521:
518:
517:
514:
512:
505:
503:
501:
498:
497:
495:
493:
486:
479:
472:
470:
468:
465:
464:
461:
459:
452:
445:
438:
436:
434:
431:
430:
428:
426:
419:
412:
410:
408:
405:
404:
398:
396:
389:
382:
380:
378:
375:
374:
371:
369:
362:
360:
358:
355:
354:
352:
350:
343:
336:
334:
332:
329:
328:
325:
323:
316:
314:
312:
309:
308:
305:
303:
296:
294:
292:
289:
288:
283:
281:
274:
267:
265:
263:
260:
259:
254:
252:
245:
238:
236:
234:
231:
230:
225:
223:
216:
209:
207:
205:
202:
201:
198:
196:
189:
187:
185:
182:
181:
176:
174:
167:
165:
163:
156:
155:
150:
147:
146:
142:
141:
139:
138:
131:
124:
116:
109:
108:
105:
101:
100:
97:
93:
92:
88:
87:
84:
80:
79:
76:
75:Date completed
72:
71:
68:
64:
63:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
49:Specifications
46:
45:
42:
34:
33:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3049:
3038:
3035:
3033:
3030:
3028:
3025:
3023:
3020:
3018:
3015:
3013:
3010:
3008:
3005:
3003:
3000:
2998:
2995:
2993:
2990:
2988:
2985:
2984:
2982:
2967:
2964:
2962:
2959:
2957:
2954:
2953:
2951:
2947:
2941:
2938:
2936:
2933:
2931:
2928:
2926:
2923:
2921:
2918:
2916:
2913:
2911:
2908:
2907:
2905:
2901:
2895:
2892:
2890:
2887:
2886:
2884:
2880:
2874:
2871:
2869:
2868:Wisbech Canal
2866:
2864:
2861:
2859:
2856:
2854:
2851:
2849:
2846:
2844:
2841:
2839:
2836:
2834:
2831:
2829:
2826:
2824:
2821:
2819:
2816:
2814:
2811:
2809:
2806:
2804:
2801:
2799:
2796:
2794:
2791:
2789:
2786:
2784:
2781:
2779:
2776:
2774:
2771:
2769:
2766:
2764:
2761:
2759:
2758:River Gipping
2756:
2754:
2751:
2749:
2746:
2744:
2741:
2739:
2736:
2734:
2731:
2729:
2726:
2724:
2721:
2719:
2716:
2714:
2711:
2709:
2706:
2704:
2701:
2699:
2696:
2694:
2691:
2689:
2686:
2684:
2681:
2679:
2676:
2674:
2673:Hackney Canal
2671:
2669:
2666:
2664:
2661:
2659:
2656:
2654:
2651:
2649:
2646:
2644:
2641:
2639:
2636:
2634:
2631:
2629:
2626:
2624:
2621:
2619:
2618:Croydon Canal
2616:
2614:
2611:
2609:
2606:
2604:
2601:
2599:
2596:
2594:
2593:Caistor Canal
2591:
2589:
2586:
2584:
2581:
2579:
2576:
2574:
2571:
2569:
2566:
2564:
2561:
2559:
2558:Arbury Canals
2556:
2554:
2553:Andover Canal
2551:
2549:
2546:
2544:
2543:Adelphi Canal
2541:
2540:
2538:
2534:
2530:
2522:
2517:
2515:
2510:
2508:
2503:
2502:
2499:
2490:
2484:
2480:
2475:
2471:
2465:
2461:
2456:
2452:
2446:
2442:
2437:
2433:
2427:
2423:
2418:
2414:
2408:
2404:
2399:
2395:
2389:
2385:
2384:
2378:
2377:
2375:
2374:
2365:
2360:
2358:
2354:
2350:
2344:
2340:
2339:
2331:
2328:
2324:
2319:
2316:
2312:
2307:
2304:
2300:
2295:
2293:
2289:
2285:
2280:
2277:
2264:
2260:
2254:
2252:
2248:
2244:
2239:
2237:
2235:
2233:
2229:
2217:
2213:
2212:
2205:
2202:
2198:
2193:
2191:
2187:
2183:
2178:
2175:
2171:
2166:
2164:
2162:
2158:
2155:, p. 200
2154:
2153:Albert (2007)
2149:
2146:
2142:
2137:
2135:
2131:
2128:
2127:
2115:
2112:
2108:
2107:
2100:
2096:
2094:
2090:
2088:
2085:
2083:
2080:
2079:
2075:
2069:
2064:
2061:
2055:
2050:
2047:
2036:
2031:
2029:
2025:
2023:
2019:
2015:
2010:
2004:
1999:
1997:
1995:
1990:
1986:
1983:
1975:
1973:
1971:
1967:
1963:
1959:
1954:
1952:
1944:
1942:
1939:
1937:
1933:
1929:
1924:
1922:
1917:
1915:
1911:
1906:
1904:
1898:
1895:
1890:
1888:
1882:
1852:
1848:
1840:
1836:
1835:Thomas Steers
1832:
1828:
1824:
1815:28 March 1794
1814:
1812:
1808:
1803:
1799:
1796:
1794:
1790:
1785:
1783:
1779:
1775:
1765:
1760:
1749:
1738:
1736:
1732:
1727:
1723:
1720:
1718:
1714:
1710:
1708:
1704:
1700:
1690:
1685:
1678:
1669:
1667:
1665:
1661:
1657:
1653:
1649:
1645:
1641:
1628:
1626:
1624:
1622:
1620:
1618:
1616:
1615:
1612:
1607:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1589:
1584:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1543:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1509:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1471:Sankey Brook
1468:
1438:
1436:
1433:
1427:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1389:
1384:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1346:
1341:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1308:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1274:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1240:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1199:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1159:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1118:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1084:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1043:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1002:
979:
977:
974:
968:
945:
943:
940:
934:
893:
891:
888:
882:
841:
839:
836:
830:
807:
805:
802:
796:
766:
764:
761:
758:River Bollin
755:
732:
730:
727:
721:
712:
710:
707:
702:
672:
670:
667:
661:
631:
629:
626:
621:
591:
589:
586:
583:River Mersey
580:
564:
562:
559:
556:River Irwell
553:
544:
542:
539:
533:
524:
522:
519:
513:
504:
502:
499:
494:
471:
469:
466:
460:
437:
435:
432:
427:
411:
409:
406:
403:
397:
381:
379:
376:
370:
361:
359:
356:
351:
335:
333:
330:
324:
315:
313:
310:
304:
295:
293:
290:
287:
282:
266:
264:
261:
258:
253:
237:
235:
232:
229:
224:
208:
206:
203:
197:
188:
186:
183:
180:
175:
166:
164:
161:
158:
157:
153:
149:
148:
137:
132:
130:
125:
123:
118:
115:
114:
106:
102:
98:
94:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
65:
60:
56:
52:
47:
40:
35:
30:
27:
19:
2843:Stover Canal
2748:Oakham Canal
2732:
2703:Ketley Canal
2527:Unnavigable
2478:
2459:
2440:
2421:
2402:
2382:
2373:Bibliography
2372:
2371:
2337:
2330:
2325:, p. 27
2318:
2313:, p. 41
2306:
2301:, p. 16
2279:
2267:. Retrieved
2263:the original
2245:, p. 11
2220:, retrieved
2216:the original
2210:
2204:
2177:
2172:, p. 10
2148:
2125:
2124:
2114:
2105:
2104:
2092:
2026:
2011:
2008:
1991:
1987:
1979:
1955:
1948:
1940:
1925:
1918:
1907:
1899:
1891:
1842:
1820:
1811:Royal assent
1735:Royal assent
1660:River Mersey
1656:River Irwell
1639:
1637:
1611:River Mersey
1430:Sankey Lock
1388:Sankey Canal
1277:Howley lock
373:Barton lock
179:River Irwell
26:
2783:Rolle Canal
2713:Leven Canal
2628:Derby Canal
2603:Chard Canal
2364:Owen (1988)
2323:Owen (1983)
2299:Owen (1983)
2243:Owen (1988)
2199:, p. 7
2197:Owen (1983)
2182:Owen (1983)
2170:Owen (1988)
2143:, p. 5
2141:Gray (1997)
1876: /
1739:7 June 1721
96:Start point
83:Date closed
67:Date of act
2981:Categories
2773:River Tone
2608:City Canal
2101:References
2016:, next to
1970:ship canal
1861:53°28′46″N
1831:Manchester
1782:Long title
1707:Long title
1652:Manchester
885:Lymm loop
2763:River Nar
2548:Aike Beck
2269:13 August
2222:13 August
2126:Citations
2020:original
1912:, and at
1887:Irish Sea
1864:2°15′23″W
1798:34 Geo. 3
104:End point
91:Geography
2903:Scotland
2032:See also
1921:Woolston
1793:Citation
1717:Citation
1658:and the
2536:England
1976:Closure
1945:Decline
1914:Runcorn
1885:to the
1800:. c. 37
1670:History
1648:Salford
799:Rixton
99:Salford
62:History
2485:
2466:
2447:
2428:
2409:
2390:
2345:
1892:Eight
1827:Irwell
1823:Mersey
1588:Widnes
937:River
152:Legend
107:Widnes
54:Status
2949:Wales
2106:Notes
2005:Locks
1903:quays
1894:weirs
1839:bills
1805:Dates
1729:Dates
1724:c. 15
86:1880s
2483:ISBN
2464:ISBN
2445:ISBN
2426:ISBN
2407:ISBN
2388:ISBN
2343:ISBN
2271:2008
2224:2008
2093:Emma
1966:Hull
1825:and
1650:and
1638:The
78:1734
70:1721
2983::
2356:^
2291:^
2250:^
2231:^
2189:^
2160:^
2133:^
2520:e
2513:t
2506:v
2491:.
2472:.
2453:.
2434:.
2415:.
2396:.
2273:.
1951:£
1936:£
1849:(
135:e
128:t
121:v
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
