Worsley Tunnel

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Tunnel
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Worsley_Delph
coal industry
gptkbp:built 1761
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Bridgewater_Canal
gptkb:Worsley_Marina
gptkbp:conservationEfforts ongoing
gptkbp:constructionMaterial manual labor
gptkbp:culturalImpact influenced local culture
gptkbp:culturalSignificance part of local heritage
gptkbp:currentStatus abandoned
gptkbp:design cut-and-cover
gptkbp:designedBy local miners
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
gptkbp:electronicSystems civil engineering
early example of tunnel construction
gptkbp:environmentalImpact altered local landscape
gptkbp:famousLandmark yes
gptkbp:featuredIn local history books
gptkbp:features underground waterway
gptkbp:geographicalFeature underground tunnel
gptkbp:historicalContext 18th century England
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Industrial Revolution
coal mining
transportation of goods
gptkbp:historicalResearch subject of studies
gptkbp:historicalSignificance important for industrial revolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Worsley Tunnel
gptkbp:influenced industrial developments
industrial society
gptkbp:influencedBy local geology
gptkbp:length approximately 1.5 miles
2.4 km
gptkbp:linkedTo local economy
local heritage initiatives
gptkbp:location gptkb:Worsley,_Greater_Manchester,_England
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Canal_&_River_Trust
historical site
gptkbp:notableEvent opened in 1761
gptkbp:notableFor engineering achievement
transportation history
gptkbp:opened 1761
1960s
gptkbp:originalNetwork canal_network_in_England
gptkbp:originalPurpose transportation of coal
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Bridgewater_Canal
gptkb:Worsley_Village
historical tours
gptkbp:recognizedBy heritage organizations
gptkbp:relatedEvent local festivals
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Worsley_New_Hall
gptkbp:renovated 2000s
gptkbp:technology canal technology
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:usedBy historical transport vessels
gptkbp:usedFor transporting coal
gptkbp:usedIn coal transportation
gptkbp:visitedBy yes
tourists
gptkbp:waterSource River Irwell