Brindley's reputation brought him to the attention of the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater who was looking for a way to improve the transport of coal from his coal mines at Worsley to Manchester.

These were for an elongated version of the boats designed for the underground system at Worsley, the so-called ' starvationers ', which were subsequently known as narrowboats and this decision was to cast a long shadow on the English canal system.

Within the grounds of James Brindley Primary School at Parr Fold Avenue, Worsley is a wooden barge once used for the transportation of coal from local mines.

Ownership reverted to the Crown, and in 1544 the ferry rights as well as the Priory properties were bought by Ralph Worsley of Lancashire for £ 586.

The most important works that occupied Flaxman in the years next following this appointment were the monument to Mrs Baring in Micheldever church, the richest of all his monuments in relief ( 1805 – 1811 ); that for the Worsley family at Campsall church, Yorkshire, which is the next richest ; those to Sir Joshua Reynolds for St Paul's ( 1807 ); to Captain Webbe for India ( 1810 ); to Captains Walker and Beckett for Leeds ( 1811 ); to Lord Cornwallis for Prince of Wales's Island ( 1812 ); and to Sir John Moore for Glasgow ( 1813 ).

* Barbara Keeley: Labour Member of Parliament for Worsley and Eccles South

The A6 meets the A575 ( for Worsley and Farnworth ) and B5232 ( for Boothstown ) at crossroads where the road is dual-carriageway as High Street.

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He was elected Labour Member of Parliament for Worsley, Greater Manchester in 1983.

In 1964 Harvey, Gump Worsley, and Red Berenson played for the Montreal Jr. Canadiens in a game against the Russian national team.

On April 8, 2009, Joseph recorded his 352 NHL loss, which tied Gump Worsley for the NHL record for most losses by a goaltender.

* Charles Worsley, cricketer who played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire.

Meridian Models recently produced an ( 009 ) scale locomotive body in white metal to fit on a ( Minitrix ) chassis and Worsley Works produce a basic scratch kit for the carriages, requiring addition of bogies ( where applicable ), couplings, door handles, and interior to complete.

He was a blood replacement for clubmate Joe Worsley after 13 minutes and on 64 minutes was a replacement for Martin Corry, touching down with a clinically executed charge from the back of the scrum on 70 minutes.

His father, an engineer, had captained the Worsley third XI, and Vaughan says " My first memory of cricket is when I was 10 years old, hitting balls on the boundary while my dad was playing for Worsley in the Manchester Association League.

Commander H. Worsley Hill was appointed first governor of the Gold Coast.

Elizabeth, one of his daughters by his first wife, married Sir Thomas Worsley, 6th Baronet, and one of their children was Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet.

Katharine, Duchess of Kent ( Katharine Lucy Mary ; née Worsley, born 22 February 1933 ), is a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, a grandson of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck, and first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.

: 1994 Syndicate from Worsley £ 2, 924, 622-Came on the first weekend of the National Lottery.

Worsley is first mentioned in a Pipe roll of 1195 – 96 as Werkesleia, in the claim of a Hugh Putrell to a part of the fee of two knights in nearby Barton-upon-Irwell and Worsley.

He is famous as the originator of British inland navigation, the commissioner of the Bridgewater Canal — often said to be the first true canal in Britain and the modern world ( see below for a qualification )— which was built for him by James Brindley to service his coal mines at Worsley, in Lancashire.

The navigable canal from Worsley to Manchester which he projected for the transport of the coal obtained on his estates is usually cited as the first modern British canal ( as opposed to a river navigation )— though the Sankey Canal is a rival to this claim ( projected as a " navigation ", but built as a true canal ).

In January 1804 he married Jane Worsley but she died two years later giving birth to their first child.

The first edition was illustrated by James Arnold with George Worsley Adamson substituted for the 1966 editions.

The monument is a memorial to Charles Anderson-Pelham, the 2nd Baron Yarborough ( later first Earl of Yarborough and also Baron Worsley ), founder of the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes.

According to Shackleton's own account, his first choices for the journey were Worsley and the dependable Tom Crean, who " begged to go ".

His best season with the North Stars was 1972, where he was second in the league in goals against average with 2. 12 and was named to play in the 25th National Hockey League All-Star Game Worsley was the first goaltender to have won 300 games and lost 300 games.

The first of these niu was the mast of the Lord Worsley.

The architectural historian Giles Worsley describes him as " the first English architect to grasp the full potential of the Greek Revival ", and David Watkin says he is the " finest " of the architects who revived the forms of Greek architecture.

Of the Shire Hall in Chester Castle, Worsley says it is " the first serious monument of the Greek Revival ".

After a handful of appearances for Cumberland in 2002, and a part in the Lancashire League's Worsley Cup final the following year, Austin retired from first class cricket at the end of the 2003 season.

This would leave a short stump of motorway between the M62 and Salford-this was first renumbered M64 then M602, whilst the southern end of the M62 between Worsley and Stretford became the M63.

In 2005 he sneaked his first England cap, against Wales in the RBS 6 Nations, coming on as a blood replacement for Joe Worsley.

Citing salary disputes, Worsley withdrew from the project after completing the first 26 episodes.

Paced by Gump Worsley, who had 6 shutouts and a 1. 98 goals against average and backstopped the team to the fewest goals allowed in the league, managed to keep first place thereafter.

Grantham was born in Vienna, Austria, the son of Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham, British Ambassador to Austria at the time, by his wife Frances, daughter of Thomas Worsley.

At the time of his retirement, Worsley had played more games than any goalie except for Terry Sawchuk and Glenn Hall.

However, at the same time, the M62 was being extended north and east of Worsley, around the north of Manchester, and on to Yorkshire, to form part of the Trans-Pennine Motorway route.

In no time at all, every player on the ice was involved except Rangers ' net minder Gump Worsley, who decided to have none of the nonsense.

Another ventriloquial allusion ( probably quoting Arthur Worsley ) was made when Eric said, should his intended listener be looking away, " Look at me when I'm talking to you!

Worsley, and this was undertaken in fulfilment of a promise made to his dying friend.

In the 2007 Six Nations Championship, England vs. Wales game at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wasps supplied the back row of the scrum, James Haskell, Joe Worsley and Tom Rees all made an appearance.

Today, Worsley is under consideration to be made a World Heritage Site, including Worsley Delph, a scheduled monument.

There is a proposal being made about the possibility of having a racecourse built at the south of Boothstown running through to Worsley.

Also an official war artist, Worsley painted several portraits of his fellow POW, and made sketches of the camp, as well as creating " Albert R. N.

Worsley made a new ' Albert ' for use in the film.

The 601 Class has been made as a 4 mm scale brass kit by Worsley Works.

The 611 Class has been made as a 00 gauge brass kit by Worsley Works Models.

The Walker 501 Class has been made as a 00 gauge brass kit by Worsley Works Models

Gump Worsley made his NHL debut October 9, 1952, in goal for the New York Rangers at the Detroit Olympia and lost 5 – 3, as Ted Lindsay scored in a tip-in on the power play for Worsley's first goal against him.