George Webster green plaque
Kendal, Halton, England, United Kingdom
The KENDAL LANCASTER CANAL. This canal, completed in 1819, brought coal into Kendal from Lancashire and carried out limestone and manufactured goods. By providing cheap coal to replace water power with steam power it enabled Kendal's manufacturing industry to expand, the Kendal yards then developing
as workshops and workers' housing. The canal terminated at Canal Head with warehouses, wharves and stables, the whole complex being designed by the Kendal architect George Webster. This plaque is mou
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