well-connected to its hinterland. His work paved the way for Liverpool to become one of the world's greatest ports, and was a contributory factor in the industrial revolution which began shortly after his death. See also Mersey and Irwell Navigation Bibliography References External links Newry Thomas Steers Liverpool History online Maritime and fluvial cultural heritage 1672 births 1750 deaths 18th-century English architects Architects from Kent English civil engineers English canal engineers Williamite military personnel of the Williamite War in Ireland