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	James Brindley
		James Brindley was born near Buxton in Derbyshire in 1716.
		Brindley became an apprentice millwright at the age of seventeen.
		James Brindley died in 1772 suffering from diabetes.
	www.birminghamuk.com /jamesbrindley.htm (249 words)

	Background Information
		James Brindley was born at Tunstead in the parish of Wormhill, which is about four miles north-east of Buxton, Derbyshire, in 1716.
		James Brindley showed an interest in mechanical work Very early on in his life, and he therefore often visited nearby mills and began to understand and become familiar with the way in which natural forces, such as wind and water, could be harnessed in order to grind corn.
		Brindley went on to construct many corn mills including the one in Leek, which he was asked to rebuild in the early 1750's.
	jamesbrindley.tripod.com /backgroundinfo.html (478 words)

	BRINDLEY - LoveToKnow Article on BRINDLEY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1759, when the duke of Bridgewater was anxious to improve the outlets for, the coal on his estates, Brindley advised the construction.
		The difficulties in the way were great, but all were surmounted by his genius, and his crowning %riumph was the construction of an aqueduct to carry the canal at an elevation of 39 ft. over the river Irwell at Barton.
		Brindley retained to the last a peculiar roughness of character and demeanour; but his innate power of thought more than compensated for his lack of training.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BR/BRINDLEY.htm (362 words)

	james brindley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		James Brindley was born in Tunstead, Derbyshire in 1716, but they were not a Derbyshire family but one with long Staffordshire associations.
		While James was working there he proved his mechanical skill and ingenuity and was left in principal charge of the 'shop' until the death of his employer, which at that time moved back to his home town of Leek in Staffordshire in 1742.
		Brindley's activities as a canal engineer brought him to the notice of the Duke of Bridgewater (The Duke was the brother in law of Lord Gower), who was anxious to construct a waterway from Worsley to Manchester, and what followed, The Bridgewater Canal is still there to be seen to this very day.
	www.worsley.history.btinternet.co.uk /james_brindley.htm (341 words)

	James Brindley - engineer
		Brindley was not illiterate, as some history books claim, but he had little formal education and preferred to work out his ideas in his head rather than on paper.
		Brindley had already carried out a survey for the proposed Trent and Mersey Canal on behalf of the Duke's brother-in-law, Lord Gower, in 1758, and he was employed on the "Duke's Cut" from the summer of 1759.
		Brindley eventually became a victim of his own success, dying of overwork and diabetes after designing some 375 miles of waterways.
	www.cottontimes.co.uk /brindleyo.htm (679 words)

	James Brindley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		James Brindley (1716 – 30 September 1772) was an English Engineer.
		The resulting Bridgewater Canal, opened in 1761, is often regarded as the first British canal of the modern era (though the Sankey Canal has a good claim to that title), and was a major technical triumph.
		He is remembered in Birmingham by Brindley Drive (on the site of former canal yards), the Brindleyplace mixed-use development and a pub, The James Brindley (both being canal-side features); in Leek with the James Brindley Mill; and by numerous other streets in the areas in which he worked.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Brindley (601 words)

	Canals: James Brindley (1716-1772)
		Brindley was involved in the construction of many of the canals in the Midlands.
		Brindley solved many of the initial problems of canal building by trial and error, the solutions often being in his head and not written down.
		James Brindley died whilst surveying a branch off the Trent and Mersey Canal on 27 September 1772.
	www.birmingham.gov.uk /text/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=820&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=31 (511 words)

	James Brindley: biography and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		James Brindley (1716-1772) was an English (An Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries) Engineer (A person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems).
		Brindley received little formal education and was practically illiterate, this however didn't stop him from becoming one of the most notable engineers of the 18th century (additional info and facts about 18th century).
		Born into humble circumstances and receiving little education, at age 17, Brindley was apprenticed to a millwright near Macclesfield (additional info and facts about Macclesfield).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ja/james_brindley.htm (478 words)

	James Brindley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Brindley was a pioneer canal builder, who constructed the first English canal of major economic importance.
		Brindley's solution to the problem included a subterranean channel, extending from the barge basin at the head of the canal into the mines, and the Barton Aqueduct, which carried the canal over the River Irwell.
		James Brindley married Anne Henshall on 8 December 1765 at Wolstanton church, and had two daughters, Susannah and Anne.
	www.thepotteries.org /biographies/brindley_james.htm (374 words)

	Manchester Engineers and Inventors included Francis Egerton, James Brindley, Tom Kilburn, Charles Rolls and Frederick ...
		Brindley was to become the supreme canal engineer, though this canal was surveyed and constructed largely to Gilbert's plans.
		James Brindley was the engineer considered by many authorities to be instrumental in the construction of the Bridgewater Canal for Francis Egerton, the third Duke of Bridgewater, along with John Gilbert, his foreman and chief land agent.
		Brindley had little formal education, (though his mother had taught him to read), but soon began to demonstrate an imagination and innovative conceptualism which were to become hallmarks of his career as an engineer.
	www.manchester2002-uk.com /celebs/engineers2.html (2566 words)

	James Brindley - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Born into humble circumstances and recieving little education, at age 17, Brindley was apprenticed to a millwright near Macclesfield.
		Brindley's reputation soon spread and he was soon commisioned to construct more canals.
		He is remembered in Birmingham by Brindley Drive (on the site of former canal yards), the Brindleyplace mixed-use development and a pub, The James Brindley (both being canal-side features).
	www.infosearchpoint.com /display/James_Brindley (374 words)

	History of THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Brindley proposes a much bolder scheme, declared by some to be impossible but accepted by the duke.
		Brindley's aqueduct (replaced in 1894 by the present swing aqueduct) crosses the Irwell at Barton.
		James Watt realizes that Wilkinson's new machine is capable of the precision required for an efficient steam-engine cylinder.
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=145&HistoryID=aa37 (2835 words)

	James Brindley Biography / Biography of James Brindley 1700 To 1799: Technology and Invention Biography
		In 1759 the Duke of Bridgewater hired Brindley to build a canal to transport coal from the duke's mines to a textile manufacturing plant 10 miles (16 km) away.
		To accomplish this, Brindley designed a subterranean channel, which extended from the barge basin at the head of the canal into the mines, and the Barton Aqueduct, which carried the canal over the River Irwell.
		Brindley's self-made success eventually led to a network of canals totaling 360 miles (579 km), with all but one designed and constructed by Brindley.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-james-brindley-scit-0412345 (192 words)

	James Brindley -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		An engineering masterpiece of the 18th century, the Bridgewater Canal was executed by James Brindley, a brilliant, self-taught mechanic and engineer in the service of the Duke of Bridgewater.
		British physicist and chemist James Dewar was born in Kincardine, Scotland.
		Scottish poet and journalist James Montgomery is best remembered for his hymns and versified renderings of the Psalms, which unite fervor and insight in simple verse.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9016467 (581 words)

	Birmingham's Canal Network - In Brindley's Footsteps - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, galleries, ...
		Born in 1716, James Brindley was a millwright by trade and was mainly involved in building watermills.
		Brindley was appointed engineer at a salary of £200 per year and a committee was given the task of raising the £50,000 needed to build the canal.
		The upper level of the canal at Smethwick is James Brindley's Old Main Line Canal of 1769 and the New Main Line at the lower level was constructed by Thomas Telford in 1829.
	www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /trlout_gfx_en/TRA23386.html (2603 words)

	Polycom Press Release
		James Brindley School chose Polycom’s iPower 600 video conferencing system because it is high quality and easy to use, and also for its People+Content functionality, which combines business-quality video with high-resolution document sharing — highly valuable in an educational setting.
		The James Brindley School’s video communications network has proven especially beneficial in speeding the recovery of children in isolation by improving the opportunities for communication and interaction with other patients and doctors.
		The James Brindley School, located in Birmingham, provides ill or injured children and teenagers, between the ages of 3 - 19, and pregnant teenagers, who cannot attend school, the opportunity to continue their education.
	www.polyspan.com /ps/xx/en/newsEvents/pr_archive/pr_news_intra.html?release=5898 (849 words)

	BBC - Stoke / Saffordshire - James Brindley Story
		James learnt quickly and by 19 yrs of age was surpassing all expectations, not only repairing machinery, but innovating improvements and inventing new mechanisms.
		James was my 7 x great uncle and his story has inspired me to write a book on Brindley Genealogy, which will be published this August by Churnet Valley Books of Leek.
		Also named James Brindley, he too, is now getting the recognition he so rightly deserves in American engineering circles and the discovery is causing much interest both sides of the Atlantic.
	www.bbc.co.uk /stoke/local_heroes/a_f/brindley.shtml (1514 words)

	Chronology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		James died in 1772 (aged 56) but will always be remembered as the man who created the British canal network which still survives today.
		Brindley dubbed the TandM the "Grand Trunk Canal", His vision was to create a whole network of canals which he named the "Grand Cross".
		Brindley was appointed engineer but the cash he was given was enough only to reach Atherstone, many miles short of the Trent and Mersey.
	www.btinternet.com /~canals/pages/chron/chron2.htm (5025 words)

	Biography for: John Angell James Brindley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		John Angell James Brindley was a landscape painter.
		Brindley was active between 1884 and 1909, during which time he exhibited in London at the Royal Academy, Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, Goupil Gallery, London Salon, New English Art Club and Society of British Artists, a society in which JW served as President from 1886 to 1888.
		In 1889 Brindley was among those included in the preliminary preparations for a meal to be held at the Criterion on 1 May in celebration of JW's honorary membership of the Royal Academy in Munich (transcription">#00631).
	www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk /biog/Brind_JA.htm (168 words)

	Arts News - Coventry Canal Basin Gets Most Expensive Statue - 15 September 1998
		Century canal engineer James Brindley by world-renowned sculptor James Butler will form the focal point of the Canal Basin and is the largest single project in the Canal Art Trail.
		It has taken him a year to complete the bronze Brindley statue, which is one and a quarter life size and weighs half a ton.
		James Butler has not just undertaken the work, but has also been into local schools to talk about sculpture and generally supported the Canal Art Trail.
	www.cwn.org.uk /arts/news/9809/980915-brindley-statue.htm (557 words)

	Eric James Brindley Nicolson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Eric James Brindley Nicolson (VC, DFC) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
		He was 23 years old, and a Flight Lieutenant in the 249 Squadron, Royal Air Force during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
		Nicolson's Story: Story of James Brindley Nicolson, VC, DFC - One of the " Few" Killed in Action, 2nd May 1945 (Philip Wilkinson, 1993)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eric_James_Brindley_Nicolson (426 words)

	war and social upheaval: industrial revolution -- English canals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Brindley had no formal education, but was inventive.
		James Brindley constructed the Duke's cananal and was involved in all of the early canal project in the Midlands.
		The Duke engaged a millwright, James Brindley, to construct his canal.
	histclo.hispeed.com /essay/war/ir/can/cc-eng.html (1074 words)

	January 2001 Press Release
		Mace Thomas Payne Brindley, the man for whom Brindley Mountain in North Alabama is named, was born on February 10, 1801 and was the son of Phoebe and Frazier Brindley.
		WOODS, Eudoxy married Daniel EASLEY, Euterpsey married Solomon MURPHREE, Evaline married James MURPHREE, Lodica married Thomas C. MAYES, Lucinda married James MAYES and Manila married Gray B. Mace Thomas Payne Brindley, the younger son and fourth child of Phoebe and Frazier, was born on February 10, 1801.
		At Brindley's, the road split, one branch continued north to Morgan County while the other branch turned due west to the western border of Blount, at which point the road turned northeast and ran into Morgan County.
	www.brindleymtn.org /1200PR.html (1193 words)

	The Open Door Web Site : History : The Industrial Revolution : The Development of Canals in Britain : James Brindley
		James Brindley was a farmer's son who first trained to be a millwright.
		Brindley designed a gravity flow system, which included an aqueduct across the Irwell valley.
		Brindley was responsible for over 580kms of the British canal network.
	www.saburchill.com /history/chapters/IR/020.html (526 words)

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