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."Movie
The Canal Map of Britain
StarringMark Benton
NR 59 minHistory, Documentary
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Plot
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 Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Neil Breakwell
Production Companies:Channel 5
historyunited kingdombritaingreat britainindustrial revolutioninfrastructurelondon canals