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Liverpool had the first commercial wet dock in the world, and the docks there grew to be one of the most important docks in the world. This talk looks at why and how the docks developed here, and at the parallel development of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Liverpool.
Bill Froggatt is a heritage adviser in the Canal & River Trust North West Region Heritage and Environment team and has worked for the Trust for almost six years.