Canal warehouse
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A canal warehouse is a commercial building principally associated with the expansions of canals from 1761 to 1896. This type of warehouse derived from coastal predecessors, had unique features: it had internal water filled canal arms that entered the building, it was multistorey with canal access at one level and road and even rail egress at another, and has a hoist system powered by a water wheel or at later stages steam. Canal warehouses were transhipment warehouses, holding goods until they could be shipped out to their next recipient.[1]
The first true canal warehouse was the Dukes Warehouse,
David Bellhouse was responsible for designing the first railway warehouse at
The last canal warehouse was the
See also
References
- ^ a b Nevell & Walker 2001, p. 6
- ^ Parkinson-Bailey 2000, p. 320
- ^ Nevell & Walker 2001, pp. 17–20
- ^ Nevell & Walker 2001, p. 14
- Bibliography
- Nevell, Mike; Walker, John (2001), Portland Basin and the archaeology of the Canal Warehouse, Tameside Metropolitan Borough with ISBN 1-871324-25-4
- Parkinson-Bailey, John J. (2000). Manchester: an architectural history. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-5606-3.
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