Parliamentary Authorisation and Planning
- When
- 1759–1760
- Where
- Parliamentary process in England
The duke and John Gilbert planned the canal; an act of 1759 enabled construction, and Brindley testified before Parliament in 1760.
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, and his estate manager John Gilbert produced a plan of the canal, and in 1759 obtained an act of Parliament, the Bridgewater Canal Act 1758 (32 Geo. 2. c. 2 Pr.), enabling its construction. At the duke's behest, in January 1760 Brindley travelled to London to give evidence before a parliamentary committee. The duke subsequently gained a second act, the Bridgewater Canal Act 1759 (33 Geo. 2. c. 2 Pr.), which superseded the original.
Sources
- Bridgewater Canal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
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