DescriptionWatercolour of Barton aqueduct by G.F. Yates 1793.jpg
English: Watercolour, pen and ink image of James Brindley's Barton Aqueduct circa 1793 carrying the Bridgewater Canal over the River Irwell. Horsedrawn barge moving across the aqueduct, small river barge beneath
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Image title
Watercolour by G F Yates. An inscription reads: 'To Mr J C Hurter, this view of the Aqueduct at Barton, 4 miles from Manchester, is dedicated by his friend G F Yates'. This aqueduct, built by James Brindley in 1765, was moved when it was replaced in 1896, and can still be seem in Barton, which is a part of Eccles, Great Manchester. A horsedrawn barge moves across the aqueduct, a river barge beneath.
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Short title
The Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct at Barton, near Manchester, 1793.