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Sheffield and South Yorkshire New Junction Canal

Description: Connects not only the Aire and Calder Main Line with the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Canal, but also Sheffield with the River Trent via the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation

History: Authorised in 1891 to increase the scope of the coal trade carried in "Tom Puddings". Work started in 1896 and it was opened in 1905.
For more details see the History page.

Points of Interest: Sykehouse Lock is normally boater operated from an electronic control panel. The operation is complicated because the lock will not operate unless the swing bridge across the lock (which is swung manually) is open and has locked into place. The swing and lift bridges on the rest of the waterway are electically operated by boaters (using a BW key) and a simple push button system.

Navigation Authority: MD's Office: Northern Waterways, General Manager: Yorkshire Waterways, Fearns Wharf, Neptune Street, Leeds LS9 8PB: Telephone 0113 281 6800 : Fax 0113 281 6886 :

Boats passing Kirk Lane Swing Bridge

Related Books

• 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 .
• Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 6 by Not known, ISBN: 978-0-00-728166-4, 190 pages, Published by Nicholson, in 2009, Nottingham, York & the North East. Includes the Aire & Calder, Chesterfield, Pocklington, Derwent, Fossdyke, Witham, Ouse, Ure, Rippon, Selby, Sheffield & South Yorkshire and Trent navigations.. Order now from .
• The Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation by Mike Taylor, ISBN: 0 7524 2128 X, 128 pages, Published by Tempus, in 2001, Brief history with many photographs.. Order now from .
• Tugs & Towing Barges on the Humber Waterways by Mike Taylor, ISBN: 0 7524 3804 2, 128 pages, Published by Tempus, in 2006, Order now from .

Related photographs

• Sheffield and South Yorkshire New Junction Canal: Sykehouse Lock Boats passing Kirk Lane Swing Bridge

Related Cruising Logs

• 21st June 1998
• 1st July 2000

Other Related Pages

• Cruising Times

Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions: Sykehouse Lock: Length 215 foot, beam 22 foot 6 inches. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page

Sheffield and South Yorkshire New Junction Canal: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Bramwith Junction	Junction with Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation Junction with Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (River Dun Navigation)		0	0	N	SE612107	111
Sykehouse Lock			3.5	1	N	SE638161	111
Junction with Aire & Calder Main Line	Junction with Aire & Calder Main Line		5.5	1	N	SE651187	111

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.

 

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.