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IWA Branch
Navigation Authority
British Waterways, Fearns Wharf, Neptune Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 8PB. T: 0113 281 6800, F: 0113 281 6886
enquiries.hq@britishwaterways.co.uk
www.britishwaterways.co.uk
The Calder and Hebble
links with the Aire and Calder Navigation at Wakefield, the Huddersfield
Broad Canal at Kirklees and the Rochdale Canal at Sowerby Bridge.
The navigation has 39 locks and runs for 21.5 miles or 34.4km.
Sowerby Bridge to Greenwood Locks
|
Length |
Beam |
Height |
Draught |
|
57ft 5in |
14ft 2in |
9ft 4in |
3ft 6in |
|
17.46m |
4.31m |
2.84m |
1.06m |
Locks to Fall Ing
|
Length |
Beam |
Height |
Draught |
|
57ft 5in |
14ft 2in |
10ft |
5ft 9in |
|
17.46m |
4.31m |
3.04m |
1.74m |
Boaters’ Services
Hire Boat Companies
Shepley Bridge Marina
Huddersfield Road,
MIRFIELD, WF14 9HR. Tel: 01924 491872, Fax: 01924 491687
Shire Cruisers
The Wharf, SOWERBY
BRIDGE, HX6 2AG
Tel: 01422 832712
Fax: 01422 839565
Boatyards
Shepley Bridge Marina
Repairs, pump out,
diesel, gas, dry dock, slip way and chandlery
Huddersfield Road,
MIRFIELD, WF14 9HR
Tel: 01924 491872
Fax: 01924 491687
Shire Cruisers
Repairs, pump out,
diesel, gas, cranage, slip way and chandlery
The Wharf, SOWERBY
BRIDGE, HX6 2AG
Tel: 01422 832712
Fax: 01422 839565
Refreshment Facilities
Moorings, 1 Warehouse Canal Basin, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2AG, Tel:
01422 833940
Ship, Horbury Bridge 11, Tel: 01924 272795
Ship
Inn, Shepley Bridge Lock, Tel: 01924 493364
Historical Information
Following an Act of Parliament in 1758 to extend the navigation of the Calder from Wakefield to Sowerby Bridge, the waterway was opened for boats in 1770.
Furthur Information
For book, maps, guides, videos, DVDs and gifts on this waterway, click here
Websites
Local government links
