Leeds Liverpool Canal (Burnley) on CH5 now

[Claretforever]

Building Britain’s canals.

[Leisure]

Building Britain’s canals.

Excellent programme. Well worth getting on catchup.

[Longsidebovril]

Hah just posted the same it’s really interesting.

[JanetM]

Thanks for that. Just found it on Ch 5 +1

[boatshed bill]

I had a look, all i got was the Grand Union????

[CleggHall]

Burnley embankment and Queen street mill now.

[Bosscat]

Saw this 1st time around, a very interesting programme

[Longsidebovril]

Things I learned.

I always thought reservoirs were all about drinking water. Didn’t realise some were built just to top up the canals.

The cotton mills of East Lancashire were there mainly due to the humidity/ rainfall which was perfect for cotton production.

[CleggHall]

Hollingworth Lake was built in 1800 as a source of water for the Rochdale canal, it has seldom provided drinking water but was later developed as a tourist/environmental attraction - the Weighvers’ seaport!