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SANKEY CANAL.

Description of the Sankey Brook Canal, from St. Hellens to theRiver Mersey. 1755.

THIS canal leads from the coal-pits at St. Hellen’s, nearPrefcot, to connect with Liverpool by the river Mersey, and wascut to convey coal for the accommodation of the latter place.Near this canal are the large copper-works belonging to theAnglesea company, and also the glass-works commonly calledthe Lancashire plate-glafs-works. The length of the canalis twelve miles, with ninety feet fall. The act of parliamentfor making this canal was obtained in 1755, and impowersto render the brook called Sankey Brook navigable ; but theadvantages of a dead-water navigation was then understood sowell as to lead the proprietors to make an entire new cut or canalby the side of the brook, totally disregarding it, only for the pur-pose of supplying the canal with water. This canal, from itsdate, must be allowed precedence to the noble undertaking of theduke of Bridgewater in this line j the surveyor to it was Mr.John Eyes, in whose family there still remains some of theplans>&c. and from which I am promised more particulars.

LOUGHBOROUGH CANAL.

Description of the Navigation from the Trent , by the River Soar ,&V. to Loughbcrough , in the County of Leicefer. 1776.

THIS navigation commences with the junction of the riversSoar and Trent. The act impowers the company to make thesaid river Soar navigable to Bishop’s Meadow, in the liberty of Ga-renton, and from thence to make a navigable cut or canal to theRushes at Loughbcrough.

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