Calder and Hebble Navigation

#3516 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Calder and Hebble Navigation is a broad inland waterway, with locks and bridgeholes that are suitable for 14-foot-wide boats, in West Yorkshire, England. Construction to improve the River Calder and the River Hebble began in 1759, and the initial scheme, which included 5.7 miles of new cuts, was completed in 1770 and has remained navigable since it was opened. Significant improvements were made, including the Salterhebble branch to Halifax, opened in 1828, and ever-longer cuts to bypass river sections. Trade was assisted by the opening of the Rochdale Canal in 1804, which provided a through route from Sowerby Bridge to Manchester. There were plans to abandon the river sections completely in the 1830s, but these were modified as the needs of mill owners and other riparian landowners were recognised. ()

Coordinates: 53°42'22"N, 1°54'58"W

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Calder and Hebble Navigation – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Halifax Borough Market, Halifax Town Hall, Rochdale Canal, Victoria Theatre.

2.6 miNE
Shopping, Flea market, Shopping centre
Halifax Borough Market, Halifax
66 min walk • Borough Market is a Victorian covered market in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. The market occupies a town centre site between Southgate, Albion Street and Market Street.
2.6 miNE
City hall, Architecture
Halifax Town Hall, Halifax
67 min walk • Halifax Town Hall is a grade II* listed, 19th century town hall in the town of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It is notable for its design and interiors by Charles Barry and his son, Edward Middleton Barry, and for its sculptures by John Thomas.
~1980 ftNE
Canal
Rochdale Canal, Halifax
10 min walk • The Rochdale Canal is in Northern England, between Manchester and Sowerby Bridge, part of the connected system of the canals of Great Britain. Its name refers to the town of Rochdale through which it passes. The Rochdale is a broad canal because its locks are wide enough to allow vessels of 14 feet width.
2.5 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Victoria Theatre, Halifax
63 min walk • Victoria Theatre in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, is a large theatre that opened in 1901.
2.4 miNE
Park
Shroggs Park, Halifax
61 min walk • Shroggs Park is a park in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It covers 9.7 hectares and is Grade II listed with Historic England.
1.4 miE
Tower
Wainhouse Tower, Halifax
37 min walk • Wainhouse Tower is a folly in the parish of King Cross, on the south west side of Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, in England.
2.7 miNE
53°43'23"N • 1°51'28"W
Woolshops Shopping Centre, Halifax
68 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
2.3 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Mary's Church, Halifax
58 min walk • St Mary's Church or St Marie's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Halifax, West Yorkshire. It was built from 1836 to 1839. It is situated on the corner of Gibbet Street and Clarence Street, next to Burdock Way. It is the first Post-Reformation Roman Catholic church built in Halifax.
1 miN
Museum
Warley Town, Halifax
25 min walk • Warley Town is an area of Halifax in the county of West Yorkshire, England. Warley is a ward of Calderdale. The population of this ward as taken at the 2011 Census was 12,215.
2.3 miNE
Bridge
Halifax Gibbet, Halifax
60 min walk • The Halifax Gibbet was an early guillotine used in the town of Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. Estimated to have been installed during the 16th century, it was used as an alternative to beheading by axe or sword.
2 miNE
Park
People's Park, Halifax
52 min walk • The People's Park is a park in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It was given to the people of Halifax in 1857 by local carpet manufacturer Sir Francis Crossley. The park was originally designed by Joseph Paxton, but suffering neglect in the late 20th century until a major restoration project which started in 1995.