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The Aire and Calder Navigation

The main line runs from Goole Dock to Castleford where it splits in two sections. One goes to the Calder and Hebble Navigation at Wakefield and the other to Leeds and the junction with the Leeds Liverpool Canal. Goole to Leeds is 34 miles with 13 locks, Castleford to Wakefield 7½ miles with 4 locks.

In 1700 the River Aire was made navigable with great commercial success.

     
Leeds
The River Aire reaches Leeds city centre having followed the Leeds & Liverpool Canal since Gargrave. The River Aire disappears underneath Leeds railway station and emerges from the archeways on the other side as the Aire and Calder Navigation. At River Lock it passes by the end of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal and then flows under Victoria Bridge.
Aire and Calder Canal The River Aire in Leeds Victoria Bridge, Leeds The River Aire, Leeds
The Aire and Calder Navigation The arches under Leeds station Victoria Bridge The River Aire
Leeds Bridge, Leeds Coat of Arms Brewery Wharf, Leeds River Aire, Leeds Brewery Wharf, Leeds
Leeds Bridge Brewery Wharf Evening at the River Brewery Wharf
River Aire Leeds River Aire Barges Crown Point Bridge Crown Point Bridge
The River Aire River Aire Barges Crown Point Bridge Crown Point Bridge
Crown Point Bridge      
Crown Point Bridge      
Clarence Dock and the Royal Armouries  
Here there is overnight mooring, longterm mooring, pump out, showers and toilets for boaters.
Clarence Dock, Leeds Clarence Dock Clarence Dock Clarence Dock, Leeds
Clarence Dock Clarence Dock Clarence Dock Clarence Dock
Leeds Lock
Leeds Lock drops boats down 4 feet 6 inches. The lock, like all the locks on the Aire and Calder, is operated mechanically. There are lock keepers who move up and down the system but all locks can be self-operated. The lock has traffic lights to control the use of the lock.
The River Aire The River Aire near Leeds Lock Leeds Lock Leeds Lock
The River Aire Nr Leeds Lock Leeds Lock Leeds Lock
Leeds Lock Footbridge at the River Aire near the Leeds Lock Way Marker River Aire  
Leeds Lock Leeds Lock Waymarker at the River Aire  
The River Aire, Leeds The River Aire Leeds River Aire Barge River Aire Barge
The River Aire The River Aire Barge on the
River Aire
Barge on the
River Aire

 

   
 
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