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Kirkthorpe Hydro, on the River Calder, from the south
by Christine Johnstone
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Kirkthorpe low head hydroelectric generating plant opened on 13th March 2017.... (more)
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Intake screen and screen cleaner, Kirkthorpe Hydro
by Christine Johnstone
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Kirkthorpe low head hydroelectric generating plant opened on 13th March 2017.... (more)
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Fish pass entrance, Kirkthorpe Hydro, River Calder
by Christine Johnstone
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Between the two sloping concrete walls to the left/east of the stepped... (more)
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Kirkthorpe Hydro, at the east end of Kirkthorpe weir
by Christine Johnstone
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Kirkthorpe low head hydroelectric generating plant opened on 13th March 2017.... (more)
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Outflows at Kirkthorpe Hydro
by Christine Johnstone
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Kirkthorpe low head hydroelectric generating plant opened on 13th March 2017.... (more)
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Kirkthorpe weir, River Calder
by Christine Johnstone
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Built in 1827, as part of the transfer of this section of the Aire & Calder... (more)
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Cliff on the River Calder, below Kirkthorpe weir
by Christine Johnstone
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Home to sand martins, who favour the holes sheltered by overhanging vegetation.
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Informal riverside path, south bank of the Calder
by Christine Johnstone
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Going through a patch of Japanese knotweed.
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River Calder, above Kirkthorpe weir
by Christine Johnstone
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Navigable for over 100 years, but no longer.
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Self-seeded oil seed rape on the banks of the River Calder
by Christine Johnstone
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Part of the Southern Washlands nature corridor, just downstream from Wakefield.
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Bend in the River Calder
by Christine Johnstone
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Just above Kirkthorpe weir. Looking downstream [locally east].
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Entrance to Kirkthorpe Lock, Aire & Calder Navigation
by Christine Johnstone
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On the south bank of the River Calder. The lock opened in 1702, the year the... (more)
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River Calder, near Kirkthorpe
by Christine Johnstone
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Looking downstream [locally east].
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The River Calder below Kirkthorpe Lock
by Christine Johnstone
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The lock opened in 1702, the year the Aire & Calder Navigation reached... (more)
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River Calder, downstream from Kirkthorpe weir
by Christine Johnstone
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The river is prone to flooding and has changed its course several times over the... (more)
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The eastern end of the Half Moon
by Christine Johnstone
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The Half Moon is a former meander of the River Calder, cut off by when a railway... (more)
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Freight train heading west past the Half Moon
by Christine Johnstone
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The Half Moon is a former meander of the River Calder, cut off in 1838 by the... (more)
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The south bank of the River Calder
by Christine Johnstone
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Not far above Kirkthorpe weir. part of the Southern Washlands nature corridor.
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Angler's platform on the Half Moon
by Christine Johnstone
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The Half Moon is a former meander of the River Calder, cut off by when a railway... (more)
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The inner shore of the Half Moon
by Christine Johnstone
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The spire of Wakefield cathedral is just visible between the trees. The Half... (more)
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Burnt-out car, south bank of the Calder
by Christine Johnstone
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It must have been driven along the floodbank and abandoned when the paths narrowed.
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The western end of the Half Moon
by Christine Johnstone
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The Half Moon is a former meander of the River Calder, cut off by when a railway... (more)
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Boathouse on the outer shore of the Half Moon
by Christine Johnstone
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The structure with an arched roof is a Grade 2* boathouse, probably built in the... (more)
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The outer shore of the Half Moon
by Christine Johnstone
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The structure on the lake shore is not a culvert. It's the roof of a Grade... (more)
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The south-east bank of the River Calder
by Christine Johnstone
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Near Kirkthorpe, just upstream from a pipe bridge.
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Footbridge over the River Calder
by Dave Pickersgill
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A large metal footbridge over the River Calder
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No flood risk on the Calder today
by Christine Johnstone
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The boom is low down on its poles, showing that the water level is quite low. A... (more)
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Red is a warning at Broadreach Lock
by Christine Johnstone
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This is where the Aire and Calder Navigation leaves an artificial cut and enters... (more)
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English bluebells on the south-east bank of the Calder
by Christine Johnstone
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North of Kirkthorpe.
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River Calder, downstream from a pipe bridge
by Christine Johnstone
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The water level is quite low.
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Railway bridge over the River Calder
by Christine Johnstone
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Built by the Manchester and Leeds Railway, and opened in 1840.
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Bend in the River Calder, looking upstream
by Christine Johnstone
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At least one Kirkthorpe chimney pot can be seen over the trees.
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The River Calder, looking downstream, north of Kirkthorpe
by Christine Johnstone
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A civil parish boundary returns to the centre of the river here, showing that... (more)
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New road bridge over the River Calder
by Christine Johnstone
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Carrying the imaginatively named Wakefield Eastern Relief Road. This connects... (more)
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Out-of-date warning to boats on the River Calder
by Christine Johnstone
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The Wakefield Eastern Relief Road bridge over the navigable river is no longer... (more)
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Flooded River Calder at the Trash Screen Bridge, Stanley Ferry
by Christine Johnstone
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The bridge is doing its job [protecting the aqueducts] by holding back flood... (more)
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The trash grid footbridge, Stanley Ferry
by Humphrey Bolton
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The trash grid catches floating debris brought down the river in times of flood.... (more)
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Subsiding River Calder above Stanley Ferry aqueduct
by Christine Johnstone
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Flooded River Calder above Stanley Ferry aqueduct
by Christine Johnstone
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Bubbling up from under the Trash Screen footbridge. It has rained a lot... (more)
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The concrete aqueduct at Stanley Ferry
by Humphrey Bolton
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This massive structure was precast and took six days to move into position in... (more)
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Wakefield power station, 1983
by Christopher Hilton
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The first power station on this site, known retrospectively as Wakefield A,... (more)
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Stanley Ferry aqueducts, from the Ferry Lane bridge, 1983
by Christopher Hilton
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At Stanley Ferry, a canalised section of the Aire and Calder Navigation's... (more)
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Flooded River Calder below Stanley Ferry aqueduct
by Christine Johnstone
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It has been raining a lot recently, and this must be one of the highest flood... (more)
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Railway bridge across the Calder, Belle Vue
by Christine Johnstone
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The line from Wakefield Kirkgate to Pontefract crossing the Aire & Calder Navigation.
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Flooded River Calder at the site of the weir
by Christine Johnstone
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Downstream of the bridge on Ferry Lane. It has rained a lot recently. See... (more)
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Group Rhodes factory, Belle Vue, Wakefield
by Christine Johnstone
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Manufacturer of high tech computer-controlled machine tools. Joseph Rhodes... (more)
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Farmland on the banks of the Calder, near Stanley Ferry
by Christine Johnstone
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The low floodbank reveals the route of the river. This stretch was part of the... (more)
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Repurposed mooring post, south bank of the Calder
by Christine Johnstone
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Now used as a bird table. On the north bank is the remains of a conveyor chute,... (more)
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Site of Wakefield lock, Aire & Calder Navigation
by Christine Johnstone
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On the north bank of the Calder, to the right of the pipes. In the 1990s the... (more)
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Navigable and not navigable at Fall Ing, Wakefield
by Christine Johnstone
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On the south [nearest bank] is Fall Ing lock, the beginning of the Calder &... (more)
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