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James Brindley

James Brindley (1716-1772) was an engineer in England. He was born in Thornsett[?], Derbyshire, and lived in Leek, Staffordshire. He built 365 miles of canals and many watermills, including the Bridgewater Canal[?] and the watermill at Leek, now the Brindley Water Museum[?].

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