The Greater Manchester canal locks which 'should be a world heritage site'
"Such recognition would not only attract global interest and boost local tourism, but ensure that the locks are protected and ...
Manchester Evening News7d
The Greater Manchester canal locks which 'should be a world heritage site'
65 years after the Aqueduct, and only took a year to build. It comprises twelve stone arches and a steel girder bridge that turns to carry the line diagonally over the canal. The Viaduct ...
Ottawa Citizen on MSN10d
How 150-year-old technology keeps Ottawa's water flowing
The pumping station was designed by Thomas C. Keefer, a Canadian civil engineer who also built water works in Montreal and ...
The world's highest canal that spans across two nations - and is in the UK
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct stretches across England and Wales - it is 11 miles long and features aqueducts, tunnels and ...
The Daily Telegraph21d
‘I sold my house by accident when I was drunk – now I live on a narrowboat’
This canal had, in the words of one historic commentator ... So onwards I cruised, crossing the River Trent on a fine stone aqueduct – it was said that Brindley made “ships float over ...
Birmingham Mail27d
I spent nearly an hour alone in a dark Victorian tunnel and it was one of the most terrifying experiences of my life
so I made my exit onto the Dudley Canal's right towpath from the aqueduct. From this point, it was just a stone's throw away from the imposing entrance of the Netherton Canal Tunnel, carved into a ...