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After the Industrial Revolution people needed to transport fragile and heavy industrial goods cheaply such as spirits, wines,
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After the Industrial Revolution people needed to transport fragile and heavy industrial goods cheaply such as spirits, wines, coal and iron ore. These items couldn't be transported on roads because they were too heavy or fragile. Roads at this time weren't very good. Transporting goods over roads were very expensive. Canals were necessary for the industrial revolution. It connected the global trading network. Many things were imported into England. You can see this in source 24; items such as wine, tea and wool were imported from other countries into England. When the Bridgewater canal was built it was immediately successful and coal prices in Manchester dropped by half. Rochdale canal was built in 1794 and completed by1804. The Rochdale canal was built 30 years after the golden age of canals. The first plan for building the canal was made in 1765. But the canal was delayed for many reasons. Richard...
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