Nottingham, Trent Bridge 1902
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The River Trent is navigable for some 93 miles, and plays a vital role in linking the waterways of the North East with those of the Midlands. Before 1900, goods were transhipped to smaller boats at Newark: the river was only navigable from Trent Falls as far as the town, for beyond Newark it was fast-flowing and shallow, impassable for larger vessels bound for Nottingham. However, by the end of the Great War, the river was dredged to a minimum depth of five feet, and several locks were added. Nottingham was now less than a day's journey away from the port of Hull, which greatly increased its prosperity.
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