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Standedge Tunnel is 5029 meters long making it the longest canal tunnel in the UK. It is largely brick lined but in some places the tunnel passes through naked rock. The tunnel was built without a towpath and as such boats had to be legged through. |
Standedge Tunnel is 5029 meters long making it the longest canal tunnel in the UK. It is largely brick lined but in some places the tunnel passes through naked rock. The tunnel was built without a towpath and as such boats had to be legged through. |
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* [http://www.standedge.co.uk/ Standedge Tunnel Visitor Centre] |
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* [http://www.britishwaterways.co.uk/ British Waterways] |
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Revision as of 18:02, 25 August 2004
The Huddersfield Narrow Canal runs just under 20 miles between Huddersfield and Ashton under Lyne through 74 locks. The canal took 17 years to build between 1794 and 1811. The canal was abandoned in 1944 however it has since been restored and in 2001 was fully opened to navigation.
Standedge Tunnel
Standedge Tunnel is 5029 meters long making it the longest canal tunnel in the UK. It is largely brick lined but in some places the tunnel passes through naked rock. The tunnel was built without a towpath and as such boats had to be legged through.