Watery web of WONDERS
Apr 07, 2021
2 minutes
WORDS: CHRIS MORLEY.
A round 2,000 miles of canals criss-cross Britain, for ming a network of traffic-free routes that link our countryside, cities, towns and ports.
Most were built in the mid-18th century, when Britain’s industrial revolution was rattling full steam ahead, but in the wake of railways and then modern roads, canal use declined.
Now, in the 21st century, they have
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