... built, as he would stand to profit through investment, and was on the committee for it's construction. In addition, there were other problems that hindered the canal's construction, as there had to be a huge work force. It stated in the Northampton Mercury, on May 25 1793 that "370 men had been paid, and more were coming everyday". The demand for manual labour continued as the canal progressed further, there was a need for canal diggers, black smiths, bricklayers and carpenters to work on and around the canal, as stated by an advert on July 3, 1802 in the Northampton Mercury, which implies that there was always a high demand and need for workers. There had been two fatalities in the construction of the canal, they both occurred at the tunnel at Blisworth. There was an article in the Northampton Mercury on October 22 1803 two weeks after the accident, saying ...

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