Blackburn Waterside, Leeds and Liverpool Canal

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Blackburn Waterside, Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Image: © David Dixon Taken: 12 Sep 2020

Blackburn, the largest city through which the Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes between Leeds and Liverpool, was the last city to be connected to the canal in 1810. The first barges to arrive in Blackburn on June 27, 1810, brought yarn, tallow, molasses, oil, lead, timber, malt, and coal. The canal brought agricultural produce, raw cotton and coal to Blackburn and took away the processed cotton cloth. The price of cotton fell and production increased. The size of the mills grew and, because of their need for water and coal, they were built along the canal. In its heyday, there were 39 mills by the canal (http://www.towpathtreks.co.uk/llc/blackburn.html Towpath Treks).

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