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Tuel Lane Lock No 3

 
The deepest lock on the canal system, this combines the rises of locks 3 and 4 (which are lost under the road).
Tuel Lane car park, Wharf Street, Calderdale HX6 2EG, United Kingdom
 

Tuel Lane Lock No 3 is one of a group of locks on the Rochdale Canal .

Early plans of what would become the Rochdale Canal were drawn up by George Wright in 1888 but problems with Brench Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. Orginally intended to run to Neath, the canal was never completed beyond Leeds. Expectations for coal traffic to Oldpool were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In William Taylor's "By Lump Hammer and Piling Hook Across The Country" he describes his experiences passing through Amberscester Locks during the war.

Information about the place
Tuel Lane Lock No 3 is a minor waterways place on the Rochdale Canal between Walkley's Clog Mill (4 miles and 2¾ furlongs and 3 locks to the west) and Tuel Lane Tunnel (western entrance) (¼ furlongs to the east).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Walkley's Clog Mill is Tower Hill Winding Hole; ½ furlongs away.

There may be access to the towpath here.
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Mooring here is unrated.
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There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.

This is a lock with a rise of 19 feet and 4 inches.

High Royd Bridge No 36¾ furlongs
Sowerby Long Bridge No 24½ furlongs
Sowerby Footbridge1¾ furlongs
Tower Hill Bridge No 1A¾ furlongs
Tower Hill Winding Hole½ furlongs
Tuel Lane Lock No 3
Tuel Lane Tunnel (western entrance)¼ furlongs
Tuel Lane Tunnel (eastern entrance)¾ furlongs
Sowerby Bridge Lock No 21 furlong
Sowerby Bridge Winding Hole1½ furlongs
Sowerby Bridge Lock No 11¾ furlongs
 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 Lidl
 Commercial Inn
 Fish & Chips

Amenities nearby at Tower Hill Winding Hole

 Kwik Save Ltd
 B&M Bargains

Amenities nearby at Tuel Lane Tunnel (western entrance)

 Costcutter
 Jet
 
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Navigational Notes

A Canal & River Trust lock keeper is present on the following days between 9th March and 9th November 2015:

Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday of each week between the dates above (No booking required). On these days the operating times for Tuel lock are first boat entry at 8.30am with last passage at 5.00pm.

Tuel Lane Deep Lock, Sowerby Bridge. Lock 3 (Tuel Lane) is operated by a Canal & River Trust lock keeper. Follow the local signage and the lock keeper’s instructions.

Do not enter the tunnel (below lock 3) whilst boats are in lock 3.

Locks 1 and 3 will be padlocked outside of the normal entry hours specified above.

A booking system is in operation for passage on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, during this period. Bookings should be made by calling our Red Bull office on 03030 404040 during office hours, giving 24 hours’ notice of your booking.

On these days passage is between 8.30am with last boat passage at 3.00pm.

 
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Nearest water point

In the direction of Castlefield Junction

Hebden Bridge Services — 5 miles, 1 furlong and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Baltimore Marina — 9 miles, ½ furlongs and 14 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Fielden Wharf & Services — 9 miles, 3½ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Travis Mill Lock No 28 — 11 miles, ¾ furlongs and 24 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Littleborough Sanitary Station — 14 miles, 6 furlongs and 43 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction

In the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction

Sowerby Bridge Basin — 4¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Sowerby Bridge Basin
Salterhebble Junction — 2 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction
Salterhebble Sanitary Station — 2 miles, 4½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Sanitary Station
Brighouse Basin — 6 miles, 6½ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Brighouse Basin
Shepley Bridge Sanitary Station — 12 miles, 1½ furlongs and 19 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Shepley Bridge Sanitary Station
Aspley Basin (Huddersfield) — 12 miles, 5 furlongs and 26 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Cooper Bridge Junction, then on the Huddersfield Broad Canal to Aspley Basin (Huddersfield)
Broad Cut Low Lock No 3 — 18 miles, 6½ furlongs and 27 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Broad Cut Low Lock No 3
Waterside Lock No 21E — 17 miles, 2½ furlongs and 46 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Cooper Bridge Junction, then on the Huddersfield Broad Canal to Aspley Basin (Huddersfield), then on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to Waterside Lock No 21E
Slaithwaite Winding Hole — 17 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 47 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Cooper Bridge Junction, then on the Huddersfield Broad Canal to Aspley Basin (Huddersfield), then on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to Slaithwaite Winding Hole

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Castlefield Junction

Hebden Bridge Services — 5 miles, 1 furlong and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Fielden Wharf & Services — 9 miles, 3½ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Littleborough Sanitary Station — 14 miles, 6 furlongs and 43 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction

In the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction

Sowerby Bridge Basin — 4¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Sowerby Bridge Basin
Salterhebble Sanitary Station — 2 miles, 4½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Sanitary Station
Brighouse Lower Basin Visitor Moorings — 6 miles, 7 furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Brighouse Lower Basin Visitor Moorings
Shepley Bridge Sanitary Station — 12 miles, 1½ furlongs and 19 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Shepley Bridge Sanitary Station
Aspley Basin (Huddersfield) — 12 miles, 5 furlongs and 26 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Cooper Bridge Junction, then on the Huddersfield Broad Canal to Aspley Basin (Huddersfield)
Horbury Basin Residential Moorings & Sanitary Station — 16 miles, 6 furlongs and 26 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Horbury Basin Residential Moorings & Sanitary Station
Pickle Lock No 22E — 17 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 47 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Cooper Bridge Junction, then on the Huddersfield Broad Canal to Aspley Basin (Huddersfield), then on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to Pickle Lock No 22E

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Castlefield Junction

Hebden Bridge Services — 5 miles, 1 furlong and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Baltimore Marina — 9 miles, ½ furlongs and 14 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Littleborough Sanitary Station — 14 miles, 6 furlongs and 43 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction

In the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction

Sowerby Bridge Basin — 4¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Sowerby Bridge Basin
Salterhebble Sanitary Station — 2 miles, 4½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Sanitary Station
Brighouse Basin — 6 miles, 6½ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Brighouse Basin
Shepley Bridge Sanitary Station — 12 miles, 1½ furlongs and 19 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Shepley Bridge Sanitary Station
Aspley Basin (Huddersfield) — 12 miles, 5 furlongs and 26 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Cooper Bridge Junction, then on the Huddersfield Broad Canal to Aspley Basin (Huddersfield)
Savile Town Wharf and Basin (Dewsbury) — 15 miles, 5 furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble 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)
Horbury Basin Residential Moorings & Sanitary Station — 16 miles, 6 furlongs and 26 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Horbury Basin Residential Moorings & Sanitary Station
Waterside Lock No 21E — 17 miles, 2½ furlongs and 46 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Cooper Bridge Junction, then on the Huddersfield Broad Canal to Aspley Basin (Huddersfield), then on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to Waterside Lock No 21E
Pickle Lock No 22E — 17 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 47 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Cooper Bridge Junction, then on the Huddersfield Broad Canal to Aspley Basin (Huddersfield), then on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to Pickle Lock No 22E

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Castlefield Junction

Tower Hill Winding Hole — ½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Winding Hole below Lock No 5 — 2 miles, 3½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Walkley's Clog Mill — 4 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Hebden Bridge Wharf — 5 miles, ¾ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Rawden Mill Lock Winding Hole — 6 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Winding Hole below Holmcoat Lock — 7 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 10 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Stoodley Bridge Winding Hole — 7 miles, 4½ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Lobb Mill Lock Winding Hole — 8 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Baltimore Winding Hole — 9 miles, ¼ furlongs and 14 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Todmorden Bridge Winding Hole — 9 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction

In the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction

Sowerby Bridge Winding Hole — 1½ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Sowerby Bridge Junction — 3¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Sterne Mill Winding Hole — 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Sterne Mill Winding Hole
Salterhebble Basin — 3 miles, ¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Halifax Branch) to Salterhebble Basin
Salterhebble Sanitary Station — 2 miles, 4½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Sanitary Station
Salterhebble Bottom Basin Visitor Moorings — 2 miles, 5 furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Bottom Basin Visitor Moorings
Salterhebble Wharf — 2 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Wharf
Ganny Winding Hole — 6 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Ganny Winding Hole
Brighouse Basin — 6 miles, 6½ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Brighouse Basin
Cooper Bridge Junction — 9 miles, 1 furlong and 17 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Cooper Bridge Junction

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Castlefield Junction

Hebden Bridge Services — 5 miles, 1 furlong and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction

In the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction

Slaithwaite Winding Hole — 17 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 47 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Cooper Bridge Junction, then on the Huddersfield Broad Canal to Aspley Basin (Huddersfield), then on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal to Slaithwaite Winding Hole

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Castlefield Junction

Pickwell and Arnold Boatyard — 7 miles, 7 furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction

In the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction

Sowerby Bridge Basin — 4¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Sowerby Bridge Basin
Shepley Bridge Marina — 12 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 19 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Shepley Bridge Marina
Aspley Basin (Huddersfield) — 12 miles, 5 furlongs and 26 locks away
Travel to Sowerby Bridge Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Salterhebble Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Cooper Bridge Junction, then on the Huddersfield Broad Canal to Aspley Basin (Huddersfield)
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Tuel Lane Lock is a canal lock, situated on the Rochdale Canal in Sowerby Bridge, England. It was built in 1996 as part of the canal's restoration, and replaces two previous locks, locks 3 and 4, from the original canal system. With a fall of 19 feet 8.5 inches (6 m), it is the deepest lock in the United Kingdom.

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[Lock (water navigation)] water-level in the lock. The two deepest locks on the English canal system are Bath deep lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal and Tuel Lane Lock on the Rochdale [Rochdale Canal] now has 91. Locks 3 and 4 have been replaced with a single deep lock, Tuel Lane Lock, which is numbered 3/4. The Rochdale Canal was conceived in 1776 [Sowerby Bridge] and Hebble Navigation and the Rochdale Canal; Tuel Lane Lock on the Rochdale Canal is the deepest lock in the United Kingdom. The canal basin and warehouses [Calder and Hebble Navigation] Rochdale Canal, to which connection was made in 1996 with the opening of Tuel Lane Lock, just beyond Sowerby Bridge, and it is now possible to reach Rochdale [List of canal locks in the United Kingdom] United Kingdom Camden Lock, Commercial Road Lock, Limehouse Basin Lock Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal Boat lift, Caisson, Caisson lock, Canal inclined plane [South Pennine Ring] the locks and their numbers is because Tuel Lane Lock, just before Sowerby Bridge, was built as a single lock to replace the original locks 3 and 4, in [North Pennine Ring] Tuel Lane lock was built to replace locks 3 and 4, and a 114-yard (104 m) tunnel rejoined it to the Calder and Hebble. At 20 feet (6.1 m), the lock is
 
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