Of Passing Interest

At 127¼ miles long the Leeds Liverpool canal is the longest canal in Britain (built by a single company). Work on the canal started in 1770, it was built in a number of sections and finally completed in 1816.
Standing on the towpath by Micklethwaite Swing Bridge you are precisely 17 ¼ miles from Leeds and there are 110 miles before you reach the Port of Liverpool...