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Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a 127 mile (204 km), 150 year old, canal that utilizes locks and tunnels to traverse the Pennines mountains in northwest England. - AsNotedIn
| Name of Notable | Genus | AsNotedIn | No | Address | Proximity | Area |
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| Name | Genus | AsNotedIn | Address | Proximity | Area | |
| Sail the Leeds and Liverpool Canal by Narrowboat |
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Leeds to Liverpool |
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Places
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| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| Granary Wharf House |
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| River Lock and Retaining Walls To River Aire |
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| Saltaire |
Timeline
| Y/M/D | Description | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| 1770/11/05 | Construction of the "Leeds and Liverpool Canal" ceremoniously begins at Halsall, West Lancashire. | Halsall | Lancashire | |||
| 1776/00/00 | Main block of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company Warehouse is completed. It was designed by Robert Owen, engineer for the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company. | Granary Wharf House | Leeds | |||
| 1777/00/00 | At the opening ceremony of the 33-mile stretch of the canal from Leeds to Holmbridge, near Gargrave, held at lock No 1, a crowd of 20,000-30,000 people witness a procession of boats passing through the lock. | River Lock and Retaining Walls To River Aire | Leeds |
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| Particulars for Leeds and Liverpool Canal: | |
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| Waterway | Canal |
| Historic Use | Canal Related |
| Sight Category | Structure |
| Area of Significance | Transportation |
| Historic Use | Water-related |
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