Worsley coal mines

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Worsley coal mines were a major 18th-century English coal mining complex whose development, including the pioneering Bridgewater Canal, played a key role in fueling the early Industrial Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coal mining complex ⓘ
industrial heritage site ⓘ
associatedWith Bridgewater Canal ⓘ
Industrial Revolution ⓘ
associatedWithEngineer John Gilbert ⓘ
connectedTo Bridgewater Canal ⓘ
connectedWaterway River Irwell via Bridgewater Canal ⓘ
country England ⓘ
developedBy Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ
developedInPeriod 18th century ⓘ
economicImpact reduced cost of coal in Manchester ⓘ
economicRole major supplier of coal to Manchester textile industry ⓘ
engineeredBy James Brindley ⓘ
heritageStatus remains incorporated in Worsley Village conservation area ⓘ
historicalSignificance early large-scale integrated mining and transport system ⓘ
helped fuel the early Industrial Revolution in England ⓘ
industry coal mining ⓘ
influenced development of canal transport in Britain ⓘ
subsequent coal mining and transport schemes ⓘ
innovation direct barge transport of coal from mine to city markets ⓘ
integration of underground canals directly into coal seams ⓘ
laborForce boatmen ⓘ
miners ⓘ
locatedIn City of Salford ⓘ
linked to: Salford

Greater Manchester ⓘ
Worsley ⓘ
historic county of Lancashire ⓘ
linked to: Lancashire
mainProduct coal ⓘ
managementBy Bridgewater Trustees after the Duke’s death ⓘ
near Manchester ⓘ
notableFeature underground canal network extending from the coal seams to the surface ⓘ
use of narrow boats underground to move coal ⓘ
ownedBy Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater ⓘ
partOf Bridgewater estate ⓘ
linked to: Bridgewater estates
purpose to supply coal to Manchester ⓘ
region North West England ⓘ
startDate mid-18th century ⓘ
technologyUsed canal-based drainage and haulage ⓘ
water-powered pumping and lifting systems ⓘ
transportInfrastructure underground boat tunnels ⓘ
underground canal system ⓘ
transportMode canal boat ⓘ
underground boat ⓘ
visibleRemnant Worsley Delph ⓘ
linked to: Worsley

entrances to underground canal tunnels at Worsley Delph ⓘ

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