<prompt> tafsiri zifuatazo kutoka kwa swahili hadi kiingereza.mifereji ilianza kujengwa mwishoni mwa karne ya kumi na nane kuunganisha maeneo makubwa ya utengenezaji bidhaa katika maeneo ya kati na kaskazini na bandari za bahari na mji wa london, amabyo wakati kuo ilikuwa kituo kikubwa zaidi cha utengenezaji bidhaa nchini.  <response>: canals started to be built in the late eighteenth century to hyperlink the significant manufacturing centers in the midlands and north with seaports and with london, at that time itself the largest manufacturing center in the nation. 