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Framed Print of Water spanned by water: the Bridgewater Canal crossing the Manchester Ship Canal, 1909. Creator: Samuel Begg
Water spanned by water: the Bridgewater Canal crossing the Manchester Ship Canal, 1909. The Manchester Ship Canal, a remarkable feat of engineering, presents, perhaps, no more curious feature than the Barton Aqueduct, which is here illustrated. By means of this the old Bridgewater Canal is carried across the more modern Ship Canal. The aqueduct, which weighs fourteen thousand tons, has a water-tight gate at either end. These gates are closed when it is necessary to make way for a vessel on the canal below, and the aqueduct is swung aside on a pivot, the water on its top being held, as it were, in a tank, two walls of which are formed by the watertight gates. The Manchester Ship Canal, which gives access for sea-going vessels, was begun in 1887, and was opened on the first day of 1894. It starts at Eastham, on the left bank of the Mersey estuary, some four miles above Birkenhead. It has a breadth of 172 feet at the surface and 120 feet at the bottom, and a depth of 26 feet. That is being increased by two feet'. From Illustrated London News, 1909. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 39245381
Barge Begg Samuel Beggs Canal Civil Engineering Engineering Manchester Ship Canal Narrow Boat Narrowboat S Begg Samuel Begg
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
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Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 18.4cm x 24.4cm (7.2" x 9.6")
Estimated Product Size is 31cm x 36cm (12.2" x 14.2")
