I'.1;IN1LKY'S LAST CANALS. 



extremely easy, and he of -Teat utility to the several towns of 

 r>ivi!tft>rd. Isleworth. Kiclniiond. and Twickenham, and render that 

 part of the country in general perhaps the uu^t delightful spot in 



" The expense of tins dam and two lucks (from the hest accounts 

 I have heeii ahlc to e;et of the price of materials) will he ahout 

 1 7.") (HI/. 



.!A.MI;S P>I;INI>I.KY. 



This plan, however, was never carried out ; tlic ]>r<- 

 jM'sil to (.'< .nist 1'iict a canal parallel with the Thames 

 having hoon ahand<.)no<l s<i s<uii as tho (Jrand Iuiu*tU)ii 

 ( 'anal was uinlertakt n. 



The>e ;ilid 1 1 111 i lel'ni is < )tlier schemes 111 Various parts oi 



ihe (/ountrv at Stockton, ;it Loods, at ('anihridii'o, at 

 (lieMer. ;it Salishiirv and Southampton, at Lancaster, and 

 in Scotland -fully occupied t ho attention ol' Brindloy : in 

 addition to which, there was the personal superintend- 

 ence which he must necessarily irive to the canals in 

 active progress, ami lor the execution ot \vlnch lie was 

 responsihle. In fact, there was scarcely a design ol' 

 cana Jia\ ii!'at ion set on loot throughout the kingdom, 

 during lli ( ' later years of his hie. on which he was not 

 consulted, and the plans of which he did not entirely 

 i< >rm. < r 1'cyise and ini] r< ivc. 



In addition to his canal works, Urindlev was also con- 

 sulted as to the hest mode ol draining the low lands 

 in different parts ol [^incolnslurc, and the (Jreat Le\'id 

 ill the lieiLl'hhoUrhood of the Isle of Klv. lie slljijilled 



the corporation of Li\'erpool witli a plan lor cleansing 

 the dock's ami kei-jjiu^ 1 them clear of mud. which is said 

 to have proved very eliective; and he pointed out to 

 th'-in an economical method of huildmir walls against the 

 >c;i without mortar, which |on;_^ continued to he employed 

 with complete success. In siidi cases he l;n<l Ins plans 



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tl'eelv open to the puhlic, see kill Li' to secure them I)V 

 i n i patent , m >r si iroiH 1 niLi' Ins i )i'oee(.'dn IL:'S in a 1 1 v i n vslerv . 

 1 ! was free and oj ie 1 1 \\ it h professional men. harhourm^' 



