Aire and Calder Navigation
Record: 55 km
The Aire and Calder Navigation is a river and canal system of the River Aire and the River Calder in the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England. The first improvements to the rivers above Knottingley were completed in 1704 when the Aire was made navigable to Leeds and the Calder to Wakefield, by the construction of 16 locks. Lock sizes were increased several times, as was the depth of water, to enable larger boats to use the system. The Aire below Haddlesey was bypassed by the opening of the Selby Canal in 1778. A canal from Knottingley to the new docks and new town at Goole provided a much shorter route to the River Ouse from 1826. The New Junction Canal was constructed in 1905, to link the system to the River Don Navigation, by then part of the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation.
Aire and Calder Navigation
Looking west to Lock No 1 of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, known as River Lock. The River Aire to the right leads to Bondman Weir and is not navigable. Holbeck. Leeds. Aire and Calder Navigation 1
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Looking west to Lock No 1 of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, known as River Lock. The River Aire to the right leads to Bondman Weir and is not navigable. Holbeck. Leeds. Aire and Calder Navigation 1
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Aerial view of Leeds. Aire and Calder Navigation 2
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Aerial view of Leeds. Aire and Calder Navigation 2
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Victoria Bridge. Aire and Calder Navigation 3
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Victoria Bridge. Aire and Calder Navigation 3
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Leeds Bridge. Aire and Calder Navigation 4
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Leeds Bridge. Aire and Calder Navigation 4
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River Aire and Centenary Bridge. Aire and Calder Navigation 5
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River Aire and Centenary Bridge. Aire and Calder Navigation 5
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Crown Point Bridge. Aire and Calder Navigation 6
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Crown Point Bridge. Aire and Calder Navigation 6
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Knights Way Bridge at Leeds Lock No 1, River Aire. Aire and Calder Navigation 7
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Knights Way Bridge at Leeds Lock No 1, River Aire. Aire and Calder Navigation 7
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Knights Way Bridge, Leeds Lock, Royal Armouries Museum and Clarence Dock, Leeds. Aire and Calder Navigation 8
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Knights Way Bridge, Leeds Lock, Royal Armouries Museum and Clarence Dock, Leeds. Aire and Calder Navigation 8
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Clarence Dock. Aire and Calder Navigation 9
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Clarence Dock. Aire and Calder Navigation 9
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Leeds Lock and Knights Way Bridge. Aire and Calder Navigation 10
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Leeds Lock and Knights Way Bridge. Aire and Calder Navigation 10
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Knostrop Flood Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 11
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Knostrop Flood Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 11
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Knostrop Flood Lock. H2O housing by the River Aire off Yarn Street, Leeds. Aire and Calder Navigation 12
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Knostrop Flood Lock. H2O housing by the River Aire off Yarn Street, Leeds. Aire and Calder Navigation 12
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Knostrop Fall Lock and weir. Aire and Calder Navigation 13
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Knostrop Fall Lock and weir. Aire and Calder Navigation 13
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Bridge, Leeds. Aire and Calder Navigation 14
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Bridge, Leeds. Aire and Calder Navigation 14
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M1 over Aire and Calder Navigation canal. Aire and Calder Navigation 15
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M1 over Aire and Calder Navigation canal. Aire and Calder Navigation 15
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Fishpond Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 16
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Fishpond Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 16
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Fishpond Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 17
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Fishpond Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 17
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Woodlesford Lock, Swillington. Aire and Calder Navigation 18
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Woodlesford Lock, Swillington. Aire and Calder Navigation 18
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Looking towards Leeds, Woodlesford. Aire and Calder Navigation 19
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Looking towards Leeds, Woodlesford. Aire and Calder Navigation 19
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Lemonroyd Lock and Marina. Aire and Calder Navigation 20
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Lemonroyd Lock and Marina. Aire and Calder Navigation 20
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Lemonroyd Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 21
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Lemonroyd Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 21
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Bridge, Methley. Aire and Calder Navigation 22
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Bridge, Methley. Aire and Calder Navigation 22
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Aerial view of Castleford and River Calder. Aire and Calder Navigation 23
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Aerial view of Castleford and River Calder. Aire and Calder Navigation 23
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Castleford Barge Ride on the River Calder. Aire and Calder Navigation 24
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Castleford Barge Ride on the River Calder. Aire and Calder Navigation 24
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The entrance to Fairies Hill Lock, leading to a now private section of the old course of the navigation. The present navigation follows the river upstream to the right. Aire and Calder Navigation 25
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The entrance to Fairies Hill Lock, leading to a now private section of the old course of the navigation. The present navigation follows the river upstream to the right. Aire and Calder Navigation 25
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Through the railway bridge, the entrance to Woodnook Lock can be seen. Aire and Calder Navigation 26
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Through the railway bridge, the entrance to Woodnook Lock can be seen. Aire and Calder Navigation 26
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The entrance to Woodnook Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 27
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The entrance to Woodnook Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 27
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Woodnook Lock. This lock replaced Fairies Hill Lock and Altofts Lock and has a rise of 13 ft 6 in. Aire and Calder Navigation 28
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Woodnook Lock. This lock replaced Fairies Hill Lock and Altofts Lock and has a rise of 13 ft 6 in. Aire and Calder Navigation 28
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Just west of Woodnook Lock is the upstream entrance to the former Fairies Hill Cut, looking towards the disused Altofts Lock, with pontoon moorings on the left. Aire and Calder Navigation 29
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Just west of Woodnook Lock is the upstream entrance to the former Fairies Hill Cut, looking towards the disused Altofts Lock, with pontoon moorings on the left. Aire and Calder Navigation 29
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Kings Road Lock, near Altofts. Aire and Calder Navigation 30
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Kings Road Lock, near Altofts. Aire and Calder Navigation 30
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Birkwood Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 31
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Birkwood Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 31
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Aerial view of the twin aqueducts at Stanley Ferry. Aire and Calder Navigation 32
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Aerial view of the twin aqueducts at Stanley Ferry. Aire and Calder Navigation 32
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Aerial view of Stanley Ferry Aquaduct. Aire and Calder Navigation 33
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Aerial view of Stanley Ferry Aquaduct. Aire and Calder Navigation 33
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Stanley Ferry Aquaduct. Aire and Calder Navigation 34
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Stanley Ferry Aquaduct. Aire and Calder Navigation 34
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Stanley Ferry. Aire and Calder Navigation 35
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Stanley Ferry. Aire and Calder Navigation 35
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Stone bridge at Broadreach Flood Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 36
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Stone bridge at Broadreach Flood Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 36
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Upstream approach to Broadreach Flood Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 37
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Upstream approach to Broadreach Flood Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 37
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The Blue Bridge, River Calder, Wakefield. Aire and Calder Navigation 38
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The Blue Bridge, River Calder, Wakefield. Aire and Calder Navigation 38
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Taken from Fall Ing Bridge on the Aire and Calder canal, Wakefield West Yorkshire. Aire and Calder Navigation 39
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Taken from Fall Ing Bridge on the Aire and Calder canal, Wakefield West Yorkshire. Aire and Calder Navigation 39
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The entrance to Fall Ing Lock, Wakefield, which marks the start of the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Aire and Calder Navigation 40
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The entrance to Fall Ing Lock, Wakefield, which marks the start of the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Aire and Calder Navigation 40
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Aerial view of Wakefield. Aire and Calder Navigation 41
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Aerial view of Wakefield. Aire and Calder Navigation 41
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Aerial view of Castleford, Yorkshire. Aire and Calder Navigation 42
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Aerial view of Castleford, Yorkshire. Aire and Calder Navigation 42
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Aerial view of Castleford. Aire and Calder Navigation 43
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Aerial view of Castleford. Aire and Calder Navigation 43
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Aerial view of Castleford. Aire and Calder Navigation 44
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Aerial view of Castleford. Aire and Calder Navigation 44
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Looking back to Castleford Junction from the river heading to Leeds. The entrance to the Flood Lock is to the left. The River Calder towards Wakefield is off to the right. Aire and Calder Navigation 45
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Looking back to Castleford Junction from the river heading to Leeds. The entrance to the Flood Lock is to the left. The River Calder towards Wakefield is off to the right. Aire and Calder Navigation 45
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Castleford Flood Lock upstream gates looking back from Castleford Junction. Aire and Calder Navigation 46
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Castleford Flood Lock upstream gates looking back from Castleford Junction. Aire and Calder Navigation 46
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Bulholme Lock, looking back from Castleford Cut. Aire and Calder Navigation 47
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Bulholme Lock, looking back from Castleford Cut. Aire and Calder Navigation 47
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Bulholme Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 48
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Bulholme Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 48
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Railway bridge at Ledston Ings, below Bulholme Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 49
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Railway bridge at Ledston Ings, below Bulholme Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 49
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Aerial view over Fairburn. Aire and Calder Navigation 50
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Aerial view over Fairburn. Aire and Calder Navigation 50
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Aerial view over Fairburn. Aire and Calder Navigation 51
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Aerial view over Fairburn. Aire and Calder Navigation 51
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Aerial view of Ferrybridge Power Station in Castleford West Yorkshire. Aire and Calder Navigation 52
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Aerial view of Ferrybridge Power Station in Castleford West Yorkshire. Aire and Calder Navigation 52
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Aerial view of Knottingley. Aire and Calder Navigation 53
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Aerial view of Knottingley. Aire and Calder Navigation 53
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Aerial view of Knottingley. Aire and Calder Navigation 54
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Aerial view of Knottingley. Aire and Calder Navigation 54
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Looking back eastwards to Ferrybridge Flood Lock (right). To the left, the river channel leads towards the weir. Aire and Calder Navigation 55
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Looking back eastwards to Ferrybridge Flood Lock (right). To the left, the river channel leads towards the weir. Aire and Calder Navigation 55
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View upriver of Ferrybridge power station. Looking westwards towards Ferrybridge C Power Station. Before that can be seen Ferrybridge Flood Lock and the new bridge carrying the A1. Aire and Calder Navigation 56
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View upriver of Ferrybridge power station. Looking westwards towards Ferrybridge C Power Station. Before that can be seen Ferrybridge Flood Lock and the new bridge carrying the A1. Aire and Calder Navigation 56
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Harker's Boatyard at Fernley Green, overlooking Bank Doles Junction, Knottingley. Aire and Calder Navigation 57
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Harker's Boatyard at Fernley Green, overlooking Bank Doles Junction, Knottingley. Aire and Calder Navigation 57
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Bank Doles Junction, Knottingley, looking east. The left hand fork leads to Bank Dole Lock, the River Aire and the Selby Canal. The right hand fork is the Aire and Calder Navigation to Goole. Aire and Calder Navigation 58
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Bank Doles Junction, Knottingley, looking east. The left hand fork leads to Bank Dole Lock, the River Aire and the Selby Canal. The right hand fork is the Aire and Calder Navigation to Goole. Aire and Calder Navigation 58
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Knottingley WF11. Aire and Calder Navigation 59
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Knottingley WF11. Aire and Calder Navigation 59
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Bank Dole Lock, Knottingley. Aire and Calder Navigation 60
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Bank Dole Lock, Knottingley. Aire and Calder Navigation 60
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Stubbs Bridge. Aire and Calder Navigation 61
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Stubbs Bridge. Aire and Calder Navigation 61
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Kellingley Miners Welfare Shop. Aire and Calder Navigation 62
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Kellingley Miners Welfare Shop. Aire and Calder Navigation 62
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Whitley Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 63
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Whitley Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 63
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Whitley Lock, near Eggborough, five miles west of the New Junction Canal. Aire and Calder Navigation 64
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Whitley Lock, near Eggborough, five miles west of the New Junction Canal. Aire and Calder Navigation 64
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Eggborough Power Station. Aire and Calder Navigation 65
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Eggborough Power Station. Aire and Calder Navigation 65
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Great Heck Railway Bridge. Aire and Calder Navigation 66
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Great Heck Railway Bridge. Aire and Calder Navigation 66
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Pollington Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 67
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Pollington Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 67
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Pollington Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 68
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Pollington Lock. Aire and Calder Navigation 68
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Sykehouse Junction, sometimes called Southfield Junction. The New Junction Canal goes off to the left while the Aire and Calder Navigation continues straight ahead on the right of the photo. Aire and Calder Navigation 69
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Sykehouse Junction, sometimes called Southfield Junction. The New Junction Canal goes off to the left while the Aire and Calder Navigation continues straight ahead on the right of the photo. Aire and Calder Navigation 69
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New Junction Canal meets Aire & Calder Navigation. Aire and Calder Navigation 70
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New Junction Canal meets Aire & Calder Navigation. Aire and Calder Navigation 70
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Southfield Reservoir with Eggborough Power Station in the background. Aire and Calder Navigation 71
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Southfield Reservoir with Eggborough Power Station in the background. Aire and Calder Navigation 71
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Drax Coal Fired Power Station. Aire and Calder Navigation 72
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Drax Coal Fired Power Station. Aire and Calder Navigation 72
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Aerial photograph of Dutch River (River Don) running alongside the Aire and Calder Navigation Knottingley and Goole canal, Yorkshire. Aire and Calder Navigation 73
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Aerial photograph of Dutch River (River Don) running alongside the Aire and Calder Navigation Knottingley and Goole canal, Yorkshire. Aire and Calder Navigation 73
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Goole, East Yorkshire, from the air. Goole lies at the confluence of the rivers Don and Ouse, allowing it to be one of eastern England's leading ports, processing ~3 million tonnes of cargo pa, despite being ~72 km from the North Sea. Aire and Calder Navigation 74
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Goole, East Yorkshire, from the air. Goole lies at the confluence of the rivers Don and Ouse, allowing it to be one of eastern England's leading ports, processing ~3 million tonnes of cargo pa, despite being ~72 km from the North Sea. Aire and Calder Navigation 74
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Goole docks. Aire and Calder Navigation 75
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Goole docks. Aire and Calder Navigation 75
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View across Ship & Aldam Docks, Goole. Aire and Calder Navigation 76
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View across Ship & Aldam Docks, Goole. Aire and Calder Navigation 76
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Aerial view of Goole Docks. Aire and Calder Navigation 77
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Aerial view of Goole Docks. Aire and Calder Navigation 77
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Aerial view of Goole Docks. Aire and Calder Navigation 78
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Aerial view of Goole Docks. Aire and Calder Navigation 78
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Aerial view of Goole. Aire and Calder Navigation 79
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Aerial view of Goole. Aire and Calder Navigation 79
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Aerial view of Goole. Aire and Calder Navigation 80
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Aerial view of Goole. Aire and Calder Navigation 80
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Aerial view of Goole. Aire and Calder Navigation 81
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Aerial view of Goole. Aire and Calder Navigation 81
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Map. Aire and Calder Navigation 82
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