Case of the Company of Proprietors of the Navigation from the Trent to the Mersey - Page 3

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Date:29th of March 1796

Description:Canals were among the most impressive - not to mention controversial - engineering enterprises of the 18th century.

In this pamphlet, the Trent and Mersey Canal Company outline their case for creating a new branch canal to Leek, as well as a new reservoir near the town.

Although the company has the rights to feed their canals using brooks and streams, they argue that this practice stands to damage local industry.