Huddersfield Narrow Canal - information and photographs

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The Huddersfield Narrow Canal runs for 20 miles between Huddersfield in West Yorkshire and Ashton under Lyne in Greater Manchester, UK.

The summit of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal is the highest navigable waterway in Britain.

Standedge Tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal is Britain's longest canal tunnel.

The canal has a total of 74 locks. It connects end on with the Ashton Canal and the Huddersfield Broad Canal.

The Huddersfield Narrow Canal re-opened to navigation in May 2001.

The site features photographs of the restoration work on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal as well as a Virtual Cruise of the entire canal.

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by John Lower

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by Michael Pearson
Rochdale, Leeds and Liverpool, Calder and Hebble and Huddersfield Broad canals. Colour photos and diagrams. Clear descriptions.

The Huddersfield Narrow Canal