Canal locks · Yorkshire & the Humber
Tuel Lane Lock
Tuel Lane Lock — canal lock on the Rochdale Canal in Sowerby Bridge, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Sowerby Bridge · 0.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Tuel Lane Lock is a canal lock in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "canal lock on the Rochdale Canal in Sowerby Bridge, England". Coordinates: 53.7097°, -1.9088°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Pennine Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Tuel Lane Lock is a canal lock, situated on the Rochdale Canal in Sowerby Bridge, England. It was built in 1996 as part of the canal's restoration, and replaces two previous locks, locks 3 and 4, from the original canal system. With a fall of 19 feet 8.5 inches (6 m), it is the deepest lock in the United Kingdom.
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Background
History
The Rochdale Canal opened in 1804, the first of three trans-Pennine canals to be completed, and it proved to be very successful, until the First World War, when a steady decline in traffic began. All traffic had ceased by 1937, and most of the canal was closed to navigation and officially abandoned by an Act of Parliament in 1952. Parts of its line in Sowerby Bridge were filled in for a road widening scheme. In 1965, when the company sought to abandon the final section of the canal, the Inland Waterways Association petitioned against it, and interest in restoring the canal developed, leading to the formation of the Rochdale Canal Society in 1974. The society was committed to seeing the…
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- Coordinates
- 53.7097, -1.9088
- District
- Calderdale
- Parish
- Calderdale, unparished area
- Postcode
- HX6 2LA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Halifax
- Nearest railway station
- Sowerby Bridge — 0.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7851380 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tuel Lane Lock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tuel Lane Lock?
- Tuel Lane Lock is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HX6 2LA), in the parish of Calderdale, unparished area.
- Is Tuel Lane Lock a protected site?
- Yes — Tuel Lane Lock is part of the South Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Tuel Lane Lock?
- The nearest railway station is Sowerby Bridge, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HX6 2LA.