Ford Madox Brown Murals
The Opening of the Bridgewater Canal A.D. 1761
The Duke of Bridgewater owned coal mines in Swinton, and with his friend James Brindley, an engineer, he built a canal that could carry coal barges into the heart of Manchester. This included building an aqueduct over the River Irwell
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Contents of Ford Madox Brown Murals
- Ford Madox Brown and the Murals
- The Romans Building a Fort at Mancenion
- The Baptism of Edwin
- The Expulsion of the Danes from Manchester
- The Establishment of Flemish Weavers in Manchester A.D. 1363
- The Trial of Wycliffe A.D. 1377
- The Proclamation Regarding Weights and Measures A.D. 1556
- Crabtree watching the Transit of Venus A.D. 1639
- Chetham’s Life’s Dream A.D. 1640
- Bradshaw’s Defence of Manchester A.D. 1642
- John Kay, Inventor of the Fly Shuttle A.D. 1753
- The Opening of the Bridgewater Canal A.D. 1761 (this page)
- Dalton Collecting Marsh-Fire Gas
