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6 unusual facts about Manchester Ship Canal


Crossley baronets

He was a Director of the Manchester Ship Canal, Chairman of Crossley Brothers (Ltd), of Manchester, and Liberal Member of Parliament for Altrincham from 1906 to 1911.

Eccles railway station

A short freight-only branch line diverges from the main line here, which descends into the Manchester Ship Canal docks at Salford Quays to serve a Blue Circle cement terminal.

Orthopedic surgery

His nephew, Sir Robert Jones, had already made great advances in orthopedics in his position as Surgeon-Superintendent for the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal in 1888.

Robert Burdon Stoker

Stoker was also a director of the Manchester Ship Canal Company and was elected president of the Manchester Steamship Owners Association.

Sir Evan Davies Jones, 1st Baronet

He qualified as a civil engineer and was involved in the building of the Severn Tunnel and the Manchester Ship Canal.

Sir George Renwick, 1st Baronet

He was the co-founder and chairman of Manchester Dry Docks Ltd on the Manchester Ship Canal and joint managing director of Fisher, Renwick, Manchester-London Steamers Ltd, also based on the Manchester Ship Canal and running scheduled steamer services between Manchester and London.


Christopher Needham

He was chairman of the National Boiler and General Insurance Company and was also a director of the London and North Eastern Railway, the Manchester Ship Canal and the Alliance Assurance company.

Eastham, Merseyside

In 1894, the Manchester Ship Canal was opened by Queen Victoria, bringing added prosperity to the area and a Jubilee Arch was built at the entrance to the Pleasure Gardens in 1897 to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee.

Manchester Central Library

It was bought by the industrialist and promoter of the Manchester Ship Canal, Daniel Adamson.

Marshall Stevens

His work with Daniel Adamson and others led to the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal, completed in 1894, and he was appointed general manager of the Ship Canal Company in 1891.

Murder of Helen McCourt

A man also came forward to say on the morning after Helen' disappearance that he had discovered a blood-stained towel while walking his dog along the Manchester Ship Canal in Hollins Green, Warrington.

The Peel Group

In 1986, Peel submitted a planning application for a large shopping centre development on land attached to the Manchester Ship Canal, adjacent to the M63, now the M60, in Trafford, Greater Manchester.


see also

Edward Leader Williams

After the official opening of the Manchester Ship Canal on 21 May 1894, Edward Leader Williams of the Oaks, in the Parish of Dunham Massey, in the County Palatine of Chester was knighted by Queen Victoria on 2 July by Letters Patent.

Runcorn Bridge

Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge, a demolished bridge that crossed the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal from 1905 until 1961

Runcorn Railway Bridge, a rail bridge over the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal

Salford Quays lift bridge

Except for Royal Navy visits and dredging, most vessels entering the Salford Quays turning circle are pleasure craft, and are most commonly seen between April and October, when Mersey Ferries operate the Manchester Ship Canal Cruise service from Liverpool to Salford Quays.