Haddlesey Junction
Haddlesey Junction is a famous waterways junction.
Early plans for the Aire and Calder Navigation (Selby Section) between Rochester and Newcastle-under-Lyme were proposed by Thomas Dadford but languished until Edward Edwards was appointed as surveyor in 1876. The canal joined the sea near Aylesbury. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Newpool never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In Thomas Smith's "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" he describes his experiences passing through Wrexham Locks during the General Strike.
Early plans of what would become the Aire and Calder Navigation (River Aire) were drawn up by Hugh Henshall in 1888 but problems with Cheltenham Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1876. From a junction with The Driffield Navigation at Rochester the canal ran for 23 miles to Cardiff. Despite the claim in "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by Henry Green, there is no evidence that George Jones ever swam through Westworth Tunnel in 17 minutes for a bet

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| Aire and Calder Navigation (Selby Section) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Beal Bridge | 3 miles, 7¾ furlongs | |
| Beal Lock No 2 Weir Entrance | 3 miles, 7½ furlongs | |
| Beal Lock No 2 | 3 miles, 6½ furlongs | |
| Birkin Wharf | 2 miles, 6½ furlongs | |
| Haddlesey Junction Pipe Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Haddlesey Junction | ||
| Haddlesey Flood Lock No 3 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Tankards Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Tankards Bridge Narrows | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Paper House Bridge | 6½ furlongs | |
| Gateforth Landing Narrows | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Aire and Calder Navigation (River Aire) | ||
| Haddlesey Junction | ||
| Haddlesey Road Bridge (A19 ) | 6½ furlongs | |
| Haddlesey Old Lock | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Temple Manor | 2 miles, 4½ furlongs | |
| Temple Manor Double Railway Bridge | 3 miles, 2 furlongs | |
| Temple Hirst | 3 miles, 4 furlongs | |
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![West Haddlesey Flood Lock [top gates closed]. The River Aire is a little higher than usual, so a boat has to lock up from the Selby Canal. by Christine Johnstone – 30 October 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/72/83/4728383_00812dc2_120x120.jpg)



















![The navigable River Aire, West Haddlesey. Looking upstream [west] from the pipe bridge. by Christine Johnstone – 30 October 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/72/91/4729195_70bbcb92_120x120.jpg)

![Haddlesey Flood Lock, Selby Canal, Yorkshire. This lock is at the extreme southern end of the Selby Canal at its junction with the River Aire. It is used to ensure that the water level on the canal can be controlled and is not raised or lowered unduly by fluctuations on the river.The lock should not be confused with Haddlesey Old Lock (see [[214913]]) on the River Aire, which is about 1 km to the east. by Dr Neil Clifton – 01 August 1974](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/37/72/377257_7084e3a2_120x120.jpg)


