Editing Leeds and Liverpool Canal (section)

===20th century===
[[File:Hoscar pillbox.JPG|thumb|right|A concrete [[British hardened field defences of World War II|pillbox]] by the canal]]
[[File:1890s Warehouse - Weavers' Triangle - Leeds-Liverpool Canal - geograph.org.uk - 528590.jpg|thumb|right|1890s warehouse - [[Weavers' Triangle]] - Leeds and Liverpool Canal]]
The canal suffered some damage during the [[Second World War]]. It was breached when a German bomb fell on it in [[Bootle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2009/03/24/history_leeds_liverpool_canal_feature.shtml|title=Bridging the Pennines|publisher=BBC|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref> The canal in West Lancashire was part of Britain's defensive plans against invasion. Along the canal there were [[tank trap]]s, [[bunker]]s and [[blockhouse]]s. Some buildings such as barns and pubs along the canal were fortified. There are still some remaining concrete [[British hardened field defences of World War II|pillboxes]] and brick built blockhouses.{{sfn|Fisher|2017|p=274}}