Sir John Glynne's Canal Explained

Sir John Glynne's Canal was a canal in England built by Sir John Glynne. It ran from Saltney, just outside Chester to Bretton, a distance of about one mile. It was built about 1768, and was in use until 1779.^[1] It was used for the transportation of coal from mines in Flintshire into Chester.^[2]

See also

• Canals of the United Kingdom

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jim Shead's Waterways Information . Jim Shead . 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194826/http://www.jim-shead.com/waterways/History.php?wpage=SJGC . 3 March 2016 . usurped . 30 March 2008.
2. Book: Trinder, Barrie . The Making of the Industrial Landscape . registration . J. M. Dent and Sons . London . 1982 . 55. 9780460044271 .