Virtual Cruise - Elland to Sowerby Bridge (4)

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Halifax branch, Calder and Hebble Navigation
At the top of the Salterhebble locks, this branch heads towards Halifax.
Halifax branch, Calder and Hebble Navigation
The branch canal once climbed all the way to Halifax, to a basin behind the railway station. Now, the branch only runs a third of a mile to The Quays at Exley.
Salterhebble Junction, Calder and Hebble Navigation
Back to Salterhebble junction. The canal from Brighouse emerges from the Salterhebble Locks on the right through the railway bridge. The branch towards Halifax runs under the road bridge. The canal towards Sowerby Bridge is behind the viewer.
Copley, Calder and Hebble Navigation
As the canal passes through Copley the banks are thickly wooded.
Copley viaduct, Salterhebble, Calder and Hebble Navigation
The railway viaduct just west of Copley.
below Long Wood, Calder and Hebble Navigation
Looking along the last mile towards Sowerby Bridge, near Long Wood.
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