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Leeds and Liverpool Canal

canal, England, United Kingdom
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  • Oudegracht
    canals and inland waterways
    / Technological development

    …Bingley, for example, on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, a lock staircase was built, and, on the hilly areas at Ketley in Shropshire, inclined planes were constructed in 1788 to haul tugboats from one level to another. The longest plane, about 69 meters (225 feet), was on the Hobbacott Down…

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    …Bingley, for example, on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, a lock staircase was built, and, on the hilly areas at Ketley in Shropshire, inclined planes were constructed in 1788 to haul tugboats from one level to another. The longest plane, about 69 meters (225 feet), was on the Hobbacott Down…

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