BRITAIN’S EARLIEST CANAL?
The site of the nation’s first ‘Cut’ is a subject that gets rival tourist boards hot under the collar, and there are at least two main contenders. The Bridgewater …
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A Brief History of BRITAIN’S CANALS
Walking along a sunny towpath, it is easy to forget that the rise of Britain’s vast canal network was nothing to do with leisure, but has its roots in …