Huddersfield Narrow Canal “You Are Here Map” – Slaithwaite, UK - 'You Are Here' Maps on Waymarking.com

This canal is one of three that crosses the Pennine Hills and built to provide transport between Huddersfield in Yorkshire and Ashton-Under-Lyne in Lancashire.

As the name suggest it is a narrow canal that although was cheaper to build had less carrying capacity compared to the other two broad canals.

Work started on it in 1794 and partly due to the need to construct the longest canal tunnel in the United Kingdom it was completed 17 years later in 1811.
The canal is only 20 miles long and due to the nature of the terrain has 74 locks even though the summit tunnel reduced the required number of locks. The canal climbs 436 feet from Huddersfield and descends 334 feet to Ashton-Under-Lyne.

The Map
The map shows the route of the Eastern part of the canal from the start at Huddersfield to the summit tunnel at Marsden. It shows the nearby towns along the route and the terrain the canal passes through.

Your position is marked as being in the town of Slaithwaite.

The board is also a information notice board and has information about Slaithwaite and various festivals and events held throughout the year.

It is possible to obtain an associated leaflet that describes various parts of the canal and other information boards. The boards have raised sections for children to allow pencil rubbings to be taken from the board. On this one it is a tuba, one of the largest brass instrument used by the many brass bands in the surrounding area.

Location Name: Lock 22E on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal

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