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Washington Alcott: Rochdale Canal

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Washington Alcott talks about the Rochdale Canal which was built between 1794 and 1804.

Read an article about the Rochdale Canal and its links to the development of the transatlantic slave trade and the growth of the cotton industry in Greater Manchester.