Aire and Calder Navigation
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The Aire and Calder Navigation is the canalised section of the Rivers Aire and Calder in West Yorkshire, England. The first improvements to the rivers above Knottingley were completed in 1704 when the
One of the 600 tonne barges used on the Navigation
Aire and Calder Navigation blue plaque
One of the large locks
Calder and Hebble Navigation
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The Calder and Hebble Navigation is a broad inland waterway, with locks and bridge holes that are suitable for 14-foot-wide boats, in West Yorkshire, England. Construction to improve the River Calder
Aire and Calder Navigation
…vital link in the English and Welsh connected inland waterway network. Beyond Leeds, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal carries boats over the Pennines. The Calder and Hebble Navigation, which connects to the Navigation at Wakefield, allows boats to reach the Huddersfield Broad and Narrow Canals, and the Rochdale Canal. The Selby Canal…
Looking towards the terminal basin of the Calder and Hebble Navigation, from a point near the junction with the Rochdale Canal
Anchor Pit Flood Gates protect the Kirklees Cut when river levels are high.