St Helens Canal and Railway Company. AD 1845.
Bold and Lea Green, 2020
Bold and Lea Green, 2020
Credit: Philip Wilkinson
The St Helens Canal & Railway Company was created in 1843 when the St Helens Runcorn Gap Railway was bought out by Sankey Brook Navigation after a period of competition in the transportation of coal to the Mersey.
Source University of London.
Image from information board in Bold.
Source University of London.
Image from information board in Bold.
Item added : 19th April 2026
by Philip Wilkinson
by Philip Wilkinson
