Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal
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The Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal was a canal in England which ran from Nantwich, where it joined the Chester Canal, to Autherley, where it joined the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. Forming part of a major link between Liverpool and the industrial heartlands of the Midlands, the canal was opened in 1835, and merged with the Ellesmere and Chester Canal Company in 1845, which became the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company in the following year.
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Specifications | |
Maximum boat beam | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
Locks | 26 |
Status | Navigable |
Navigation authority | Canal & River Trust |
History | |
Original owner | Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal Company |
Principal engineer | Thomas Telford |
Date of act | 1825 |
Date completed | 1835 |
Geography | |
Start point | Autherley |
End point | Nantwich |
Connects to | Chester Canal, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal |
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