The Canal Map of Britain
A fascinating history of Britain's beloved canal network: the navvies whose brawn created the waterways, and the engineers and architects responsible for some amazing tunnels and aqueducts.
March 15, 2024
59 min
✓ Released 764 days ago
Documentary
History
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A look at Britain's beloved canal network via a fact-filled cruise along the first superhighways of the Industrial Revolution. In the age before mechanisation, a frenzy of canal-building saw a new army of workers carve out the British landscape, digging out hundreds of miles of waterways using picks, shovels and muscle.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Runtime: 59 min
Top Cast
Mark Benton
Narrator
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