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The Duke of Bridgewater's Canal 1761
               
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  The first inland canal in Britain was built by the Duke of Bridgewater near Manchester. The Duke also owned coal mines and the main cargo was coal to Manchester. Later he built an extension westwards to join the river Mersey at Runcorn. small map of the Bridgewater Canal
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