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Huddersfield Broad Canal

Description of Huddersfield Broad Canal: Also known as Sir John Ramsden's Canal, this 3.5 mile navigation links the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to the Calder and Hebble navigation at Cooper Bridge.

History of Huddersfield Broad Canal: Promoted under an Act of 1774 and opened in 1776.
For more details see the History page.

Rural and industrial mix on the Huddersfield Broad

Related Articles of Huddersfield Broad Canal

• Pennine Waters
• Yorkshire Journey

Related Books of Huddersfield Broad Canal

• The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (2) by Charles Hadfield, Edition: volume 2, ISBN: 0 7153 5975 4, 252 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1973, Order now from .
• The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (1) by Charles Hadfield, Edition: Volume 1, ISBN: 0 7153 5719 0, 254 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1972, Order now from .
• The South Pennine Ring by John Lower, ISBN: 1 874718 37 7, 128 pages, Published by Hallamshire Press, in 1998, A boaters' and walkers' guide to the Huddersfield and Rochdale Canals.. Order now from .
• Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 5 by Not known, ISBN: 978-0-00-728165-7, 190 pages, Published by Nicholson, in 2009, North West & the Pennines. Includes the Aire & Calder (leeds to Wakefield), Bridgewater, Calder & Hebble, Huddersfield Broad, Lancaster, Leeds & Liverpool, Macclesfield, Peak Forest, Ashton and Rochdale canals plus the Trent & Mersey north of Hardings Wood Junction.. Order now from .
• Pearson's Canal Companion: Pennine Waters by Michael Pearson, Edition: Third, ISBN: 0 9545383 4 X, 80 pages, Published by J M Pearson & Son, Includes the Leeds & Liverpool Canal from Wigan to Leeds, the Aire & Calder/ Calder & Hebble and Rchdale route from Leeds to Littleborough, and the Huddersfield Broad and Narrow canals.. Order now from .

Related videos of Huddersfield Broad Canal

• The South Pennine Ring , Released in 2002, 57 minutes Produced by VideoActive, The Huddersfield Narrow and Broad canals, Calder & Hebble, Rochdale and Ashton Canal. Available on tape DVD. Order on video tape from . Order on DVD from

Related photographs of Huddersfield Broad Canal

• Huddersfield Broad Canal: Ladgrave Lock No 3 Lorna-Ann on the Huddersfield Broad Canal
• Huddersfield Broad Canal: Turnbridge Lifting Bridge Chimney and lift bridge
• Huddersfield Broad Canal: Turnbridge Lifting Bridge

Related External Web Sites of Huddersfield Broad Canal

• Pennine Waterways Peak Forest, Ashton, Rochdale, Leeds & Liverpool, Huddersfield and other canals in the area.
• Aspley Wharf Marina A marina in the centre of Huddersfield.
• Calder Navigation Society The society was formed in 1969 as an association of Boaters, Ramblers and others who are interested in the preservation and development of the Calder & Hebble Navigation, the Huddersfield Broad Canal, the Wakefield Branch of the Aire & Calder Navigation, and other associated waterways.

Related Cruising Logs of Huddersfield Broad Canal

• 9th July 1994
• 9th July 1998
• 26th May 2001
• 21st August 2002
• 27th July 2004

Other Related Pages of Huddersfield Broad Canal

• Cruising Times

Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions of Huddersfield Broad Canal: Length 57 foot 6 inches, beam 14 foot 2 inches. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page

Huddersfield Broad Canal: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Cooper Bridge Lock No 1	Junction with Calder and Hebble Navigation Junction with the Calder and Hebble Navigation		0	1	N	SE174208	104
Colne Bridge Lock No 2			0.3	2	N	SE176202	104
Ladgrave Lock No 3			0.8	3	N	SE171196	110
Longlands Lock No 4			1	4	N	SE170192	110
Deighton Road Bridge	A62		1.3	4	N	SE166190	110
Turnpike Road Lock No 5			1.6	5	N	SE162180	110
Reading Lock No 6			1.8	6	N	SE159188	110
Fieldhouse Green Lock No 7			1.9	7	N	SE156186	110
Falls Lock No 8			2	8	N	SE156185	110
Red Doles Lock No 9	Also Called Fartown Green Lock		2.3	9	N	SE152183	110
Turnbridge Lifting Bridge			3	9	N	SE149172	110
Aspley Basin and Junction	Junction with Huddersfield Narrow Canal Junction with the Huddersfield Narrow Canal		3.5	9	N	SE150164	110

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

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