The canal is no longer navigable. The rear of Central Street School is on the left, and the terrace of houses towards the top of the picture is Queen's Terrace on Heptonstall Road.
The derelict lock on the Rochdale Canal prior to its restoration. Authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1794 as a broad canal, the Rochdale was constructed by William Jessop and completed in 1804. This picture shows one of the 92 locks on its 32…
Blackpit Lock on the Rochdale Canal at Hebden Bridge prior to its restoration. Immediately beyond the lock the canal is carried on an aqueduct over the River Calder.
The over flow from Rochdale Canal in to the river. It is situated just past Whiteley arches (garage and railway bridge) some 20/30 yards going towards Todmorden. This shows the walk way over the over flow. There is a similar one further on towards…