Ill-Fated

Summary


The original engineer behind Erewash Canal had worked on several others in the Midlands but never enjoyed a high reputation.

In 1772 John Varley was a resident engineer when he began working on the Chesterfield Canal. But by late 1773 the canal's committee accused him of fraud after finding his books in a "muddle".

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Ill-Fated

His tunnel contracts were found to be "im...

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