2023

SE1619 : Whitacre Mill Viaduct over Huddersfield Broad Canal

taken 10 months ago, near to Kirkheaton, Kirklees, England

Whitacre Mill Viaduct over Huddersfield Broad Canal
Whitacre Mill Viaduct over Huddersfield Broad Canal
This curved viaduct carried the LNWR branch to Kirkburton over the canal and the River Colne. The line opened in 1867 and closed for all traffic in 1965 apart from a one mile section over the viaduct which was kept open until 1971 to serve Dalton chemical works.
Huddersfield Broad Canal :: SE1416

The Huddersfield Broad Canal runs between the Huddersfield Narrow Canal in the centre of Huddersfield to the Calder and Hebble Navigation at Cooper Bridge.

The Huddersfield Broad Canal was originally known as the Cooper Canal, as it branched off the Calder and Hebble Navigation at Cooper Bridge. It was later known as Sir John Ramsden's Canal, after the Lord of the Manor and main land-owner. It later became known as the Broad Canal to distinguish it from the Narrow Canal.

Opened in 1776, the canal was vital to the rapidly developing textile industry in Huddersfield, bringing in coal and shipping out finished textiles. It became part of a trans-Pennine route in 1811 when the Huddersfield Narrow Canal was opened, joined the Broad Canal at Aspley Basin

Canal traffic began to decline in the mid to late 1800’s with the rise of the railways but the Broad Canal continued to carry commercial traffic, particularly coal for power stations, until 1953. After the formation of British Waterways in 1962, the canal was designated a cruiseway in 1968, which meant that its future use was mainly for leisure traffic.


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SE1619, 187 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Graham Hogg   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 12 May, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 13 May, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 1684 1909 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:40.0812N 1:44.7961W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SE 16809 19072
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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