2020

SE3724 : Foxholes Lock, above the River Calder

taken 3 years ago, near to Altofts, Wakefield, England

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Foxholes Lock, above the River Calder
Foxholes Lock, above the River Calder
In the 1830s a new section of canal bypassed the navigation along the River Calder. Foxholes Lock linked the new canal with the navigation maintenance yard at Lake Lock and colliery staiths at Bottomboat. The lock was in use for at least 100 years, but was filled in around 1963. [With thanks to CRT for the recent history]

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Geographical Context: Canals Canal: Aire and Calder Lock Primary Subject: Canal other tags: Disused Canal Lock Aire & Calder Navigation Aire and Calder Navigation Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · River Calder [16] · Section of the Canal [7] ·
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SE3724, 117 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Christine Johnstone   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 19 December, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 30 December, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 3757 2465 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:43.0151N 1:25.9316W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SE 3757 2464
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