Narrowboat (redirect from Narrow canal) type of canal boat, built to fit the narrow locks of the United Kingdom. The UK's canal system provided a nationwide transport network during the Industrial... 29 KB (3,967 words) - 21:33, 28 April 2024 |
The history of Egypt under the British lasted from 1882, when it was occupied by British forces during the Anglo-Egyptian War, until 1956 after the Suez... 20 KB (2,581 words) - 11:42, 10 May 2024 |
portal History of the British canal system Canals of the United Kingdom Balloonomania Railway Mania Bike boom Dot-com bubble Timeline of transportation technology... 2 KB (314 words) - 21:38, 31 March 2024 |
Manchester portal Cheshire portal Canals of the United Kingdom History of the British canal system Waterways in the United Kingdom £7 million was paid... 71 KB (8,525 words) - 09:48, 11 May 2024 |
Neptune's Staircase (category Use British English from December 2017) eight locks on the Caledonian Canal. Built by Thomas Telford between 1803 and 1822, it is the longest staircase lock in Britain. The system was originally... 9 KB (1,254 words) - 12:36, 23 September 2023 |
The Rochdale Canal is in Northern England, between Manchester and Sowerby Bridge, part of the connected system of the canals of Great Britain. Its name... 27 KB (3,409 words) - 20:46, 8 April 2024 |
external water source above the highest elevation. The best-known example of such a canal is the Panama Canal. Many canals have been built at elevations... 61 KB (7,925 words) - 15:35, 9 May 2024 |
navigation authority for the majority of canals and a number of rivers and docks in England, Scotland and Wales. On 2 July 2012, all of British Waterways' assets... 28 KB (2,616 words) - 13:39, 20 August 2023 |
The railway system of Great Britain started with the building of local isolated wooden wagonways starting in the 1560s. A patchwork of local rail links... 61 KB (6,261 words) - 07:13, 12 April 2024 |
period of British Parliament rule on the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947, for around 89 years of British occupation. The system of governance... 72 KB (8,071 words) - 00:12, 24 April 2024 |
The idea of the Panama Canal dates back to 1513, when Vasco Núñez de Balboa first crossed the Isthmus of Panama. This narrow land bridge between North... 51 KB (6,875 words) - 17:32, 21 March 2024 |
Standedge Tunnels (redirect from Standedge Canal Tunnel) overview of the area and its transport history. United Kingdom portal Transport portal Canals of Great Britain History of the British canal system Ellis... 27 KB (3,170 words) - 17:22, 3 April 2024 |
de Suez for the express purpose of building the canal. Construction of the canal lasted from 1859 to 1869. The canal officially opened on 17 November... 126 KB (14,149 words) - 14:34, 2 May 2024 |
of a fibrous material to act as a mechanical binder. United Kingdom portal Transport portal Canals of the United Kingdom History of the British canal... 4 KB (495 words) - 00:16, 21 February 2024 |
1964, the date on which it was dissolved. United Kingdom portal Transport portal Canals of the United Kingdom History of the British canal system Independent... 13 KB (1,580 words) - 13:23, 28 January 2024 |
Suez Crisis (redirect from Nationalization of the Suez Canal) to storm the canal in February 1915 led the British to commit 100,000 troops to the defence of Egypt for the rest of the war. The canal continued to be... 194 KB (25,187 words) - 05:45, 9 May 2024 |
The history of the British Army spans over three and a half centuries since its founding in 1660 and involves numerous European wars, colonial wars and... 99 KB (12,356 words) - 18:06, 17 April 2024 |
The history of the British Isles began with its sporadic human habitation during the Palaeolithic from around 900,000 years ago. The British Isles has... 61 KB (7,834 words) - 16:11, 13 April 2024 |
portal Transport portal Canals of the United Kingdom History of the British canal system Birmingham's Canals, Ray Shill, 1999, 2002, ISBN 0-7509-2077-7... 3 KB (365 words) - 02:36, 14 December 2020 |
The canal at the entrance to Gloucester docks United Kingdom portal Transport portal Canals of the United Kingdom History of the British canal system... 15 KB (1,685 words) - 09:59, 26 March 2024 |