What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: This building was formerly the offices of the Bradford Canal Company. This canal was opened in 1774 as a branch of the Leeds-Liverpool canal and was the main means of transporting the city's products until the railway arrived in 1846. Following decline the canal finally closed in 1922. Recorded plaque organisation: Bradford City Heritage.
The Bradford Canal, opened in 1774, served as a crucial transportation route for Bradford's industrial goods until the advent of railways in 1846, significantly impacting the city’s economic development and industrial growth.
A plaque record does not grant entry to a building or private land. View it from a public place unless permission is clearly given.
Places near here
Richard Oastler Statue - NorthgateMonument or public art · 26 yd
Devonshire HouseListed building · 46 yd
28a, Manor Row Bd1Listed building · 72 yd
Oastler statue, Northgate, BradfordMonument or public art · 130 yd
Bradford City Fire MemorialMemorial · 614 yd
Bradford CenotaphMemorial · 751 yd
Monument outside the GurdwaraMonument or public art · 1274 yd
Old milestoneMonument or public art · 1338 yd
Brow WoodWood · 1.0 mi
Peter PanVisitor information · 1.3 mi
History of the Lister Park LionsVisitor information · 1.4 mi
Waterfall, Lister Park, BradfordWaterfall · 1.4 mi