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	Huddersfield Narrow Canal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The canal was first proposed in 1793 at a meeting in the George Hotel, Huddersfield.
		His plan was to start from the Huddersfield Broad Canal and follow the Colne valley with a climb of 438feet to its summit, where it would pass through a tunnel at Standedge before descending through the Tame valley to the Ashton Canal near Stalybridge.
		As the tunnel runs parallel to the canal tunnel, it is obviously level for the whole length, and the only length of level track on the line where water troughs could be installed in the days of steam.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Huddersfield_Narrow_Canal (1236 words)

	Huddersfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Huddersfield is a large town near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme.
		The borough comprised the parishes of Almondbury, Dalton, Huddersfield, Lindley cum Quarmby and Lockwood.
		According to the 2001 census the population of the Huddersfield urban sub-area of the West Yorkshire Urban Area was 146,234, and the population of the former area of the county borough was 121,620.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Huddersfield (1629 words)

	Huddersfield Narrow Canal Pylon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Huddersfield Narrow Canal Pylon, (tower designation 4ZO251B), is an electricity pylon which stands with its feet over the Huddersfield Narrow Canal near Heyrod, Stalybridge, Cheshire.
		The Stalybridge substation was built while the canal was closed to navigation, and when the canal reopened it had to pass between the pylon's legs.
		In a similar manner, the BT Tower in Birmingham may be the only such structure situated over a canal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Huddersfield_Narrow_Canal_Pylon (165 words)

	Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Aspley Basin
		The Narrow Canal was closed to navigation in 1944 and more recent improvement schemes have eradicated many of the buildings associated with the basin's heyday.
		This canal, known as the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, was fully completed in 1811, though at Aspley the canal was open to traffic as early as 1797.
		All the mills along this stretch of the canal were built comparatively late in the canal's history and date from 1850.
	www.huddersfield1.co.uk /huddersfield/narrowcanal/huddscanalaspley.htm (1176 words)

	Rochdale Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In the centre of Littleborough the A58 re-appears and crosses the canal.
		Past the bridges the canal continues to stick close to the A664 while both the road and the canal curve southwards on a long bend.
		The canal, now in the town centre of Failsworth, is surrounded by houses and industry as it heads more westerly than southerly while it heads towards the centre of Manchester.
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/rochdale.htm (4726 words)

	John Widdall Photography - Huddersfield Narrow canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The construction of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal began in 1794 but it was not until 1811 that the Standedge Tunnel, the longest and highest canal tunnel in Britain, was completed allowing barges to navigate the whole length of the canal from Huddersfield to Ashton-under-Lyne.
		As a commercial venture the canal could never be described as a success, largely due to competition from the Rochdale Canal and, later, from the railways.
		The Huddersfield Canal Society was formed in 1974 with the object of restoring the whole of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to navigation.
	website.lineone.net /~widdall/hncanal.htm (206 words)

	Huddersfield Narrow Canal Restoration
		The canal's construction was a major feat of engineering and human effort that developed the economies of the Tame and Colne valleys at the start of the Industrial Revolution.
		The canal became derelict and over the next 30 years sections were infilled, bridges lowered and the majority of its 74 locks were dismantled or made safe.
		In 1981 volunteers from the Huddersfield Canal Society pioneered a successful restoration of a half-mile section of canal, including two lock chambers in Uppermill, with the ultimate aim of reopening the canal to full navigation.
	www.tameside.gov.uk /eandp/new/stalcanbck.htm (355 words)

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		The Huddersfield Narrow Canal was completed in 1811 and runs from Huddersfield in West Yorkshire to Ashton under Lyne in Greater Manchester as part of the ‘Pennine Ring’ and is approximately 20 miles in length.
		At first the canal meant prosperity and Slaithwaite became a famous port where textile goods manufactured locally were sent to the Cities and other goods imported.
		The onset of the railways in the middle and late 19th Century saw the demise of the canal system as a means of transporting goods and by 1944 the canal had been formally closed.
	www.slaithwaite.net /page4.html (161 words)

	Huddersfield Narrow Canal Locks
		On the Huddersfield Narrow Canal this chamber measures 70ft (21.3m) in length and 7ft (2.1 m) in width.
		Adjacent to each lock is a bywash to draw off excess water in the canal and, prevent it spilling over the head gates into the lock chamber.
		As the canal is being restored, lock chambers are being rebuilt, and fitted with new gates.
	www.huddersfield1.co.uk /huddersfield/narrowcanal/huddscanallock.htm (293 words)

	02-12-04 Restored Canal : British Waterways
		The report said the canal was acting as a major focus for development both in Huddersfield and Stalybridge.
		The Huddersfield Narrow Canal itself supports around 160 tourism and leisure jobs and between 20 and 30 of these are believed to have been created since 2001.
		The ECOTEC report said that the restored Huddersfield Narrow Canal had acted as an attractive magnet for tourism and leisure activity and had influenced to some extent the design, pricing and siting of residential developments.
	www.britishwaterways.co.uk /newsroom/stories/restored_canal.html (567 words)

	Huddersfield Narrow Canal
		Once dubbed "the impossible restoration", the canal is now fully restored to navigation for the first time since 1944, as a result of a Millennium Project (funded by the Millennium Commission, English Partnerships and other agencies), which has been one of the most exciting and ambitious restoration projects in the country.
		The canal tunnel (1811-1944) preceded three railway tunnels, took 16 years to construct and then £5 million to clear four rock falls and make safe, nearly bankrupting the company.
		OTHER CANALS Ashton Canal, Basingstoke Canal, BCN, Bridgewater Canal, Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, Coventry Canal, Grand Union Canal, Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Kennet and Avon Canal, Lancaster Canal, Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Llangollen Canal, Macclesfield Canal, Mon.
	www.canaljunction.com /canal/huddersfield_narrow.htm (532 words)

	Waterways Guides - HNC Introduction
		The Huddersfield Narrow Canal was re-opened to traffic on the 1 May 2001, a year after the publication of the 2000 edition of Nicholson's Guide.
		Canal Boat and Inland Waterways Magazine have kindly supplied the map files used on these pages.
		Navigating a canal, of course, includes having to cope with the necessities of daily life aboard, so it's not just the waterside features that will be of interest.
	www.waterwaysguides.co.uk /hnc/index.htm (422 words)

	Greasbrough (Park Gate) Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Was a 35 mile, 22 lock, narrow canal from the Severn at Gloucester to Hereford with tunnels at Oxenhall (2,192 yards) and Walsopthorne (440 yards).
		Was a 5 furlong canal, with tide lock, from the quarries near Kingsteigton to Hackney on the River Teign estuary in Devon.
		Saddleworth Canal Cruises : The home of the Pennine Moonraker - the first narrowboat operating on the Uppermill section of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/Greasbrough-Park-Gate-Canal.html (1739 words)

	Restoration of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal
		The Dobcross to Ashton section of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal reopened on Monday 9th April when full navigation was again be possible after more than 50 years (follow this link for more information and photographs).
		In 1974 a small band of canal enthusiasts formed the Huddersfield Canal Society with the aim of restoring the canal to a navigable waterway.
		Now the Huddersfield Narrow Canal Company is leading the final push for the removal of the remaining obstacles between Ashton-under-Lyne and Huddersfield.
	www.saddleworth-canal-cruises.co.uk /subpages/canalnews.html (517 words)

	Huddersfield Narrow Canal
		Restoration of the long derelict Huddersfield Narrow Canal was completed on 1st May 2001, and is now fully open between Ashton's Portland Basin and Huddersfield in Yorkshire, exactly 57 years after its closure.
		The Huddersfield Canal Company had been formed by volunteers in 1974, despite a great deal of opposition, not least from local authorities.
		Some of the most expensive and dramatic reconstructions have taken place here, as the canal has had to be raised and lowered by locks through the centre of the town as it passes through on its way to Uppermill and Saddleworth.
	www.manchester2002-uk.com /transport/canals8.html (432 words)

	Huddersfield Broad Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Originally known as Cooper Canal when it opened in 1766, the 4 mile Huddersfield Broad Canal begins at Cooper Bridge in Mirfield where it branches from the Calder and Hebble Navigation, and ends at Aspley Basin in Huddersfield, where the Narrow Canal begins.
		It later became known as Sir John Ramsden's canal, after the family that paid for its construction, and then the Huddersfield Broad Canal to distinguish it from the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.
		The canal ends at Aspley Basin, historically a busy dock and home to the oldest surviving canal warehouse in the North of England.
	www.kirkleesmc.gov.uk /visitorportal/whattodo/huddsbroadcanal.asp (180 words)

	Huddersfield Broad Canal: Waterscape.com
		The three-mile Huddersfield Broad Canal, also known as Sir John Ramsden's Canal, is a surprisingly pleasant urban waterway connecting the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to the Calder and Hebble and hence the Yorkshire rivers.
		But since the reopening of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal in 2001, boats have begun cruising the Broad Canal - part of a through-route once again - on their way across the Pennines.
		Canal facilities have been upgraded accordingly, and the waterway is now becoming more popular with local walkers and cyclists.
	www.waterscape.com /Huddersfield_Broad_Canal (162 words)

	Days Out Yorkshire - Huddersfield Narrow Canal Walk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The canal towpath makes a wonderful easy walk for all the family, and with easy links to transport services, the towpath is ideal for a linear walk.
		Begun in 1794 with plans to link it with the Ashton canal and the Huddersfield broad canal, this ambitious project became the highest stretch of canal in Britain at 645ft above sea level.
		While the horses were led over the moor to the other end, the boatmen had to lie on the roof of the barge and use their legs to "walk" the boat through the narrow tunnel.
	www.yorkshire-escapes.com /content/view/20/40 (360 words)

	Huddersfield Narrow Canal - information and photographs
		The Huddersfield Narrow Canal runs for 20 miles between Huddersfield in West Yorkshire and Ashton under Lyne in Greater Manchester, UK.
		The summit of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal is the highest navigable waterway in Britain.
		Standedge Tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal is Britain's longest canal tunnel.
	www.penninewaterways.co.uk /huddersfield (163 words)

	Huddersfield Narrow Canal: Waterscape.com
		Reopened with great fanfare after 50 years, the Huddersfield Narrow boasts Britain's longest canal tunnel, superb Pennine scenery, and charming canalside towns.
		The rebirth of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal has confounded doubters to become the outstanding success of the canal restoration movement.
		The restored canal and Standedge Tunnel were officially declared open by His Royal Highness Prince Charles on 3rd September 2001.
	www.waterscape.com /Huddersfield_Narrow_Canal (168 words)

	Waterways Guides - HNC - Saddleworth Area
		The bulk of the village of Greenfield is to the south of the canal.
		At the next bridge the canal passes between the village of Greenfield to the south and its railway station, a short distance to the north.
		The pub has a set of Tameside Canals Festival plaques going back to 1978 fastened to a beam near the bar and was the main meeting place for the West Side of the Huddersfield Canal Society in the early days when they were considered lunatics to suggest it could be restored.
	www.waterwaysguides.co.uk /hnc/saddleworth.htm (744 words)

	UK Travel: London, Britain, Wales, Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Huddersfield is known for its textile mills that were powered by the River Colne in the 18th century and later by steam.
		The Huddersfield Narrow Canal History, Pictures and a Virtual Tour of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.
		Huddersfield - Creative Town Details of the Huddersfield Creative Town Initiative which is taking the community into the next millennium.
	www.britannia.com /travel/city/hudd.html (179 words)

	Huddersfield
		Methinks this canal was the proving ground for paddle gear, most of which was then scrapped.
		What a change from the sanitized canals of the midlands, were everything works as it should, mooring at every lock and virtually everywhere else, were you never get grounded and facilities by the score.
		The Huddersfield Narrow is a challenge, yes, but it is exciting, British Waterways should leave it as it is, as a stimulating experience.
	www.narrowboatworld.com /zv_Huddersfield.html (1771 words)

	Activities on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal
		The canal is surrounded by the countryside of the Tame and Colne Valleys, named after the two rivers that run close by the canal.
		Fishing on the canal is administered by locally based angling clubs from which day or season tickets can be obtained.
		Whilst over half of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal has been restored, for the time being it is not possible to navigate its full length.
	www.saddleworth-canal-cruises.co.uk /subpages/activities.html (476 words)

	Huddersfield Narrow Canal
		The peaceful setting of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, nestled in the Colne Valley, belies its past.
		The Huddersfield Narrow Canal runs for 20 miles from Huddersfield, through the Pennine Hills to Ashton-under Lyne.
		Wander along the towpath, or visit one of the canal side villages for a bite to eat in local restaurants and tearooms.
	www.kirkleesmc.gov.uk /visitorportal/whattodo/huddsnarrowcanal.asp (326 words)

	Images of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal
		The Huddersfield Narrow Canal - at 196m (645 ft) above sea level, the highest stretch of canal in the country - winds through some of the most dramatic and beautiful countryside in England.
		This canal links the broad navigations of Manchester and Huddersfield via the Standedge Tunnel, which runs for some 3 miles beneath the Pennine hills.
		The tunnel was completed in 1811 and, until its closure in 1944, carried cargo-laden canal boats and barges through the heart of the Pennines from Diggle to Marsden and beyond.
	www.englishimages.co.uk /Gallery/canal.html (167 words)

	Holidays in the UK - The Yorkshire Pennine Canals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Linking Lancashire with Yorkshire, the Huddersfield Narrow Canal offers a stunning mixture of wooded valleys, Pennine stone villages and moorland views, whilst remaining close to its industrial roots.
		Stretching from Manchester in the west, this canal meets the Leeds Liverpool Canal via the Aire and Calder Navigation south of Leeds.
		The Rochdale Canal can be added to the one-way cruise from base 14 to base 29, making a two week cruise.
	www.holidayuk.co.uk /canals/pennine/index.htm (374 words)

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