Difference between revisions of "Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal"
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The canal was sanctioned in 1791. | The canal was sanctioned in 1791. | ||
1831 Parliamentary permission was given to the [[Manchester and Bolton Railway]] to convert the canal into a railway and to build the Kearsley branch. But the proposal was subsequently modified. The railway was built parallel to the canal from Salford to Clifton Junction, and then took a direct route to Bolton, and was opened on May 29th, 1838 | 1831 Parliamentary permission was given to the [[Manchester and Bolton Railway]] to convert the canal into a railway and to build the Kearsley branch. But the proposal was subsequently modified. The railway was built parallel to the canal from Salford to Clifton Junction, and then took a direct route to Bolton, and was opened on May 29th, 1838 - see [[Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway]] | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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Revision as of 09:56, 12 April 2017
The canal was sanctioned in 1791.
1831 Parliamentary permission was given to the Manchester and Bolton Railway to convert the canal into a railway and to build the Kearsley branch. But the proposal was subsequently modified. The railway was built parallel to the canal from Salford to Clifton Junction, and then took a direct route to Bolton, and was opened on May 29th, 1838 - see Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway