Standedge Tunnel - Definition

The Huddersfield Narrow Canal runs just under 20 miles between Huddersfield and Ashton under Lyne through 74 locks. The canal was first proposed in 1793 at a meeting in the George Hotel Huddersfield. Work started in 1794, and the canal was officially opened on April 4th 1811. The canal was abandoned in 1944 however it has since been restored and in 2001 was fully opened to navigation.

As a curiosity the canal runs through the legs of a pylon.

Standedge Tunnel

Standedge Tunnel is 3 miles 418 yds (5209m) long making it the longest canal tunnel in the United Kingdom. It is largely brick lined but in some places the tunnel passes through naked rock. The tunnel was built without a towpath and as such boats had to be legged through.

The Marsden Portal.

Related Links

• Standedge Tunnel Visitor Centre (http://www.standedge.co.uk/)
• British Waterways (http://www.britishwaterways.co.uk/)
• Pennine Waterways (http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/)

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