Bridgewater Canal in England From the mid-eighteenth century the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, who owned several coal mines in northern England, preferred a responsible way to transport his coal towards the speedily industrializing metropolis of Manchester. He commissioned the engineer James Brindley to construct a canal for that purpose. https://nimmansocial.com/story10187873/an-unbiased-view-of-urso-fofo