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Nantwich. It was authorised by an act of Parliament, the Chester Canal Act 1772 (12 Geo. 3. c. 75), but the plans changed and the main line was built from Chester to Nantwich. Lack of finance prevented the construction of a branch to Middlewich. Commercially, the canal was a failure, and after opening in 1779, it lasted eight years until the company collapsed. However, it was reopened three years later in 1790, as the

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