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Lock 7W
In-filled lock excavated and restored with new section built.

Mottram Road Bridge
Original infilled bridge replaced with longer concrete tunnel.

Tesco Store
New canal channel constructed along original line with new bridges built.

Trinity Street
Infilled bridge removed and canal pound extended across line of road.

Armentieres Square
Infilled bridge removed and canal pound extended across line of road.

Lock 6W
Lock repositioned in middle of square.

New bridge in Armentieres Square
Infilled bridge removed and canal pound extended across line of road.

Melbourne St Bridge
Original bridge excavated and restored.

Back Melbourne Street
New bridge constructed to carry road.

Lock 5W, Castle St
In-filled lock excavated and restored.

Lock 4W, Caroline Street
Infilled lock replaced with new lock on a slightly different line.

Caroline Street Bridge
Original bridge replaced with concrete tunnel on slightly different line.

 
 

Fitting new lock gates in Stalybridge
Fitting lock gates in the new locks at Armentieres Square and Castle Street, Stalybridge.

First boats through Stalybridge
Pictures of the first boats to use the new channel and locks through Stalybridge.

Official opening in Stalybridge
Pictures of the opening ceremony in Armentieres Square.

Stalybridge Renaissance Festival
Scenes from the highly successful event in 2001.

Huddersfield Canal restoration menu
See the restoration work at other places along the canal.

First Boats along the canal
See the first boats along the canal and opening events along the canal.

Virtual Cruise along Huddersfield Narrow Canal
Take a virtual cruise in photographs and see the whole of the restored canal.