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Description: | A continuation of the Aire and Calder, the Calder and Hebble Navigation runs from Wakefield to Sowerby Bridge. Work started under the supervision of John Smeaton in 1759 and the navigation opened in 1764. However a flood in 1768 meant that much of the canal was later rebuilt. The actual canal runs for only five miles before joining the Rochdale Canal at Sowerby Bridge. | Subjects: | River Navigation Canal Industry Engineering And Technology | Source: | English Heritage - Viewfinder | Creator: | Perry, T | Identifier: | http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.u... | Language: | en | Go to resource |
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