Birth of James Brindley1716
Birth of James Brindley
Historical person
James Brindley Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for James Brindley, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
8 records1716–17728 events4 places
Chronological biography
1716
1761
Bridgewater Canal1761
Commissioned by the Duke of Bridgwater to build the Bridgewater Canal, opened in 1761, often regarded as the first British canal of the modern era
1762
Grand Cross1762
Brindley believed it would be possible to use canals to link the four great rivers of England: the Mersey, Trent, Severn and Thames (the "Grand Cross" scheme)
1766
Bristol Canal Plans1766
Brindley surveys canal schemes linked to Bristol trade.
1768
Birmingham Canal Act1768
Begins work connected with the canal that will link Birmingham to wider trade routes.
1770
Oxford Canal1770
Surveying of the route and initial construction were originally supervised by the celebrated engineer James Brindley, assisted by Samuel Simcock who was also Brindley's brother-in-law
1772
Birmingham Canal14 September 1772
The Birmingham Canal opens under James Brindley, linking the town to wider canal traffic.
Death of James Brindley27 September 1772
Death of James Brindley
Titles and roles
Engineer
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.