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Barton Aqueduct - the original aqueduct before the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal.

Barton Aqueduct - the original aqueduct before the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal.

Designed by James Brindley, opened on 17 July 1761, and demolished in 1893 to make way for the Manchester Ship Canal. Towpath of Mersey and Irwell Navigation in foreground.
ROMA ID: 040160E

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