Knottingley to Castleford (2) - Aire and Calder Navigation

Ferrybridge Flood Lock, Aire and Calder Navigation
Ferrybridge Flood Lock.
Ferrybridge Flood Lock, Aire and Calder Navigation
Ferrybridge Flood Lock.
Ferrybridge Flood Lock, Aire and Calder Navigation
Looking back eastwards to Ferrybridge Flood Lock (right). To the left, the river channel leads towards the weir.
Ferrybridge, Aire and Calder Navigation
The new bridge carrying the A162 (previously the A1) across the River Aire at Ferrybridge, with the old bridge in the distance.
Ferrybridge, Aire and Calder Navigation
Around the corner is the original road bridge which carried the Great North Road and which gave Ferrybridge its name. For the next 4 miles, the navigation is along the course of the River Aire.
Tubular Bridge, Brotherton, Aire and Calder Navigation
The Tubular Bridge carries a railway across the river near Brotherton.
Brotherton, Aire and Calder Navigation
Half a mile from Ferrybridge, the river passes Brotherton.
Brotherton, Aire and Calder Navigation
Brotherton.
Ferrybridge Power Station coal terminal, Aire and Calder Navigation
Across the river is the coal terminal that served Ferrybridge Power Station.
Ferrybridge Power Station coal terminal, Aire and Calder Navigation
The coal terminal that served Ferrybridge Power Station.