Foulridge Tunnel

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The Foulridge Tunnel is a canal tunnel on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Foulridge, Lancashire. Also known as the Mile Tunnel, Foulridge is 1,630 yards long and was built by Samuel Fletcher, following Robert Whitworth's 1789 survey. The tunnel is the longest in the country to allow passage of canoes and kayaks.

1796 

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Canal & River Trust, canal tunnel, United Kingdom, 
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1796 Foulridge Tunnel
1791-01-01T00:00:00Z
1791-01-01T00:00:00Z
start of construction
1828-01-01T00:00:00Z
1828-01-01T00:00:00Z
2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
1971-01-01T00:00:00Z
2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
1971 — 2015 Earby Lead Mining Museum
1841-01-01T00:00:00Z
1841-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Foulridge Tunnel on a Foul DayFoulridge Tunnel on a Foul Day
Inside the Foulridge TunnelInside the Foulridge Tunnel
Foulridge Tunnel air shaftFoulridge Tunnel air shaft
Foulridge Tunnel air shaftFoulridge Tunnel air shaft
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