James Brindley Collection

Portrait of James Brindley. 18th century (engraving)
672804 Portrait of James Brindley. 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: James Brindley (1716 - 27 September 1772) was an English engineer, He was born in Tunstead, Derbyshire

James Brindley (engraving)
815945 James Brindley (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Brindley (1716-1772). English engineer, one of the most notable of the 18th Century

James Brindley, 18th century English civil engineer and canal builder, (1836). Artist: JT Wedgwood
James Brindley, 18th century English civil engineer and canal builder, (1836). Brindley (1716-1772) rests a hand on a theodolite

James Brindley, English civil engineer and canal builder, c1770 (1835). Brindley (1716-1772) rests a hand on a theodolite and points to the aqueduct over the Irwell on the Worsley to Manchester

Barge crossing the Barton aqueduct over the Irwell, Salford, Greater Manchester, c1794. Artist: Robert Pollard
Barge crossing the Barton aqueduct over the Irwell, Salford, Greater Manchester, c1794. Financed largely by Francis Egerton, Duke of Bridgewater (1736-1803)

Bridgewater Canal crossing the River Irwell by a viaduct, England. In foreground Hobblers are pulling boat on river. Constructed by the engineer, James Brindley (1716-72). Hand-coloured engraving

Five Rise Locks
One of the greatest feats of enginering of the canal age. Located on the Leeds And Liverpool Canal, West Yorkshire. IoE 337964

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James Brindley (1716-1772): A Pioneering 18th-century English Civil Engineer and Canal Builder Whose Vision Transformed the Landscape. Depicted in multiple engravings, Brindley's masterpiece, the Bridgewater Canal, spans the River Irwell via the Barton aqueduct, a marvel of engineering feat. His Five Rise Locks, a series of locks on the canal, are still in use today. Artist JT Wedgwood captured Brindley's brilliance in this 1836 engraving, while Robert Pollard immortalized a barge crossing the Barton aqueduct in 1794. Brindley's legacy continues to inspire innovation and progress in engineering and transportation.