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Ramsdens Footbridge (Closed)

 
with attached pipebridge
21 Ward Lane, Wakefield WF3 4LU, United Kingdom
 

Ramsdens Footbridge (Closed) carries the road from Tiverfield to Teignbridge over the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) near to Pembroke.

The Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) was built by John Smeaton and opened on 17 September 1888. From a junction with The Nantwich Canal at Oldpool the canal ran for 23 miles to St Albans. Expectations for stone traffic to Rochester never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal between Stockton-on-Tees and Maidstone was destroyed by the building of the Runford to Newchester railway in 1990. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) Trust.

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Ramsdens Footbridge (Closed) is a place on the waterways on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) between Fall Ing Junction (Junction of the Calder and Hebble Navigation and the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section)) (2 miles and 3 furlongs and 1 lock to the southwest) and Stanley Ferry Aqueduct (This is a pair of Aqueducts over the River Calder) (1¾ furlongs to the northeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Fall Ing Junction is Ramsdens Swing Bridge; a few yards away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Stanley Ferry Aqueduct is Ramsdens Bridge Visitor Moorings (48 hour moorings); ¼ furlongs away.

There may be access to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.

 
 
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Nearest water point

In the direction of Castleford Junction

Stanley Ferry Water Point — ½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Castleford Junction
King's Road Lock No 3 — 1 mile, 5¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Castleford Junction
Woodnook Lock No 6 — 2 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castleford Junction
Fairies Hill Moorings — 3 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Fairies Hill Lock Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Fairies Hill Mooring Arm) to Fairies Hill Moorings
Castleford Sanitary Station — 5 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Castleford Sanitary Station
Bulholme Lock No 10 — 5 miles, 6½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Bulholme Lock No 10
Lemonroyd Lock No 7 — 8 miles, 4½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) to Lemonroyd Lock No 7
Lemonroyd Marina — 8 miles, 5½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) to Lemonroyd Marina
Woodlesford Lock No 5 — 9 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) to Woodlesford Lock No 5
Ferrybridge Flood Lock No 11 — 10 miles, 4½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Ferrybridge Flood Lock No 11
Fishpond Lock No 4 — 10 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) to Fishpond Lock No 4
Bank Dole Lock No 1 — 12 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Bank Dole Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Selby Section) to Bank Dole Lock No 1
Beal Bridge — 14 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Bank Dole Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Selby Section) to Beal Bridge
Beal Lock No 2 — 14 miles, 6½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Bank Dole Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Selby Section) to Beal Lock No 2
Whitley Lock No 12 — 16 miles, ½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Whitley Lock No 12
Leeds Dock Visitor Moorings — 14 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) to Leeds Dock Entrance, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Leeds Dock) to Leeds Dock Visitor Moorings

In the direction of Fall Ing Junction

Ramsdens Swing Bridge — a few yards away
On this waterway in the direction of Fall Ing Junction On this waterway in the direction of Fall Ing Junction
Broad Cut Low Lock No 3 — 5 miles, 4 furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Broad Cut Low Lock No 3
Shepley Bridge Sanitary Station — 12 miles, 1 furlong and 12 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Shepley Bridge Sanitary Station

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Castleford Junction

On this waterway in the direction of Castleford Junction
Castleford Sanitary Station — 5 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Castleford Sanitary Station
Lemonroyd Marina — 8 miles, 5½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) to Lemonroyd Marina
Woodlesford Lock No 5 — 9 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) to Woodlesford Lock No 5
Whitley Lock No 12 — 16 miles, ½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Whitley Lock No 12
Leeds Basin — 15 miles, 3 furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Leeds Basin

In the direction of Fall Ing Junction

Ramsdens Swing Bridge — a few yards away
On this waterway in the direction of Fall Ing Junction
Horbury Basin Residential Moorings & Sanitary Station — 7 miles, 4½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Horbury Basin Residential Moorings & Sanitary Station
Shepley Bridge Sanitary Station — 12 miles, 1 furlong and 12 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Shepley Bridge Sanitary Station
Brighouse Lower Basin Visitor Moorings — 17 miles, 3½ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Brighouse Lower Basin Visitor Moorings
Aspley Basin (Huddersfield) — 18 miles, 5½ furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Cooper Bridge Junction, then on the Huddersfield Broad Canal to Aspley Basin (Huddersfield)

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Castleford Junction

Fairies Hill Moorings — 3 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Fairies Hill Lock Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Fairies Hill Mooring Arm) to Fairies Hill Moorings
Castleford Sanitary Station — 5 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Castleford Sanitary Station
Lemonroyd Marina — 8 miles, 5½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) to Lemonroyd Marina
Whitley Lock No 12 — 16 miles, ½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Whitley Lock No 12

In the direction of Fall Ing Junction

On this waterway in the direction of Fall Ing Junction
Horbury Basin Residential Moorings & Sanitary Station — 7 miles, 4½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Horbury Basin Residential Moorings & Sanitary Station
Savile Town Wharf and Basin (Dewsbury) — 10 miles, 5½ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Dewsbury Arm Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Dewsbury Old Cut) to Savile Town Wharf and Basin (Dewsbury)
Shepley Bridge Sanitary Station — 12 miles, 1 furlong and 12 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Shepley Bridge Sanitary Station
Brighouse Basin — 17 miles, 4 furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Brighouse Basin
Aspley Basin (Huddersfield) — 18 miles, 5½ furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Cooper Bridge Junction, then on the Huddersfield Broad Canal to Aspley Basin (Huddersfield)

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Castleford Junction

Stanley Ferry Marina — 1¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Castleford Junction
Fairies Hill Lock Arm — 2 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castleford Junction
Bulholme Lock Weir Exit — 5 miles, 7 furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Bulholme Lock Weir Exit
Lemonroyd Lock Weir Exit — 8 miles, 3½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) to Lemonroyd Lock Weir Exit
Fleet Lane Arm — 8 miles, 7½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) to Fleet Lane Arm
Ferrybridge Lock Visitor Mooring — 10 miles, 5 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Ferrybridge Lock Visitor Mooring
Junction with River Aire (Old Channel) South — 13 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) to Junction with River Aire (Old Channel) South
Bank Dole Lock Junction — 12 miles, 3 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Bank Dole Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Selby Section) to Bank Dole Lock Junction
Junction with River Aire (Old Channel) North — 13 miles, 7 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) to Junction with River Aire (Old Channel) North
Knostrop Flood Lock Weir Entrance — 13 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) to Knostrop Flood Lock Weir Entrance
Beal Lock No 2 Weir Entrance — 14 miles, 5½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Bank Dole Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Selby Section) to Beal Lock No 2 Weir Entrance
Leeds Dock Side Arm — 14 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) to Leeds Dock Entrance, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Leeds Dock) to Leeds Dock Side Arm
River Aire Junction — 15 miles, 2½ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to River Aire Junction

In the direction of Fall Ing Junction

Wakefield Weir Entrance — 2 miles, 7 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Wakefield Weir Entrance
Broad Cut Weir Entrance — 5 miles, 3½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Broad Cut Weir Entrance
Waller Bridge Winding Hole — 5 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Waller Bridge Winding Hole
Horbury Basin Residential Moorings & Sanitary Station — 7 miles, 4½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Horbury Basin Residential Moorings & Sanitary Station
Dewsbury Arm Junction — 9 miles, 5½ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Dewsbury Arm Junction
Savile Town Wharf and Basin (Dewsbury) — 10 miles, 5½ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Dewsbury Arm Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Dewsbury Old Cut) to Savile Town Wharf and Basin (Dewsbury)
Shepley Bridge Marina — 12 miles, ½ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Shepley Bridge Marina

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Castleford Junction

Castleford Sanitary Station — 5 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Castleford Sanitary Station

In the direction of Fall Ing Junction

On this waterway in the direction of Fall Ing Junction

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Castleford Junction

Lemonroyd Marina — 8 miles, 5½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) to Lemonroyd Marina

In the direction of Fall Ing Junction

Shepley Bridge Marina — 12 miles, ½ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Shepley Bridge Marina
Aspley Basin (Huddersfield) — 18 miles, 5½ furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Cooper Bridge Junction, then on the Huddersfield Broad Canal to Aspley Basin (Huddersfield)
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[Fleet services] September 2018 and included Burger King, KFC, Pizza Express, Tossed, Harry Ramsdens, WHSmith and Little Waitrose. Additionally a number of Tesla and Ecotricity [The Waterfront Barrow-in-Furness] pedestrian footbridge will serve as the most iconic piece within the waterfront development and will connect south Marina Village to the Ramsden Dock marina [Bank of England] Golden Jubilee Bridges Kew Bridge Lambeth Bridge London Bridge Millennium Footbridge Putney Bridge Southwark Bridge Tower Bridge Vauxhall Bridge Wandsworth [Huddersfield Narrow Canal] Wakefield Road Huddersfield Broad Canal Lock 1E – Start of HNC University footbridge Commercial Street Former Lock 2E Bates Tunnel West Portal Lock 2E  A616  [Records of members of parliament of the United Kingdom] 1865, 1880 Arthur Otway: 1865, 1878 b Edward Watkin: 1864, 1874 Sir John Ramsden: 1859 b, 1868, 1880 Sir James Fergusson: 1859, 1885 Abel Smith: 1859, 1866 [Westquay] Station, was cut in half by the centre. Harbour Parade is crossed by a footbridge to the adjacent multi-storey car park. It absorbs a 4½ metre change in [Yorkshire Water Way] After this is passes over Denton Moor and into West Yorkshire via a footbridge over the River Wharfe into Ilkley, where the first book ends. South of [Riverdale Park (Toronto)] outdoor hockey rink to the northeast, and a running track in the centre. A footbridge crosses the Don Valley Parkway, Bayview Avenue, the Canadian National [Peak District Boundary Walk] following the Manifold Trail along the river upstream through Ilam, over the footbridge and up past Musden Low hilltop and back down into Calton village, following [Coniston Railway] was lifted and the other railway structures were removed. The Coniston footbridge was dismantled and re-built at Ravenglass for the Ravenglass and Eskdale
 
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