River Aire Junction
River Aire Junction is on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) a short distance from Bolton.
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) was built by Nicholas Clarke and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Blackburn. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Polecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Leicester was lost by the building of the M5 Motorway in 2001. According to Cecil Yates's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Erewash Cutting is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

You can wind here.
| Granary Wharf | ½ furlongs | |
| Granary Wharf Graving Docks | ¼ furlongs | |
| River Lock No 1 - Leeds | ¼ furlongs | |
| River Lock Footbridge | a few yards | |
| River Lock Landing Stage | a few yards | |
| River Aire Junction | ||
| Site of Victoria Coal Wharf | a few yards | |
| Victoria Bridge (Leeds) | ¼ furlongs | |
| ASDA House Wharf | ½ furlongs | |
| David Oluwale Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Leeds Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
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![River Aire through Leeds. On the left is the lock into the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. It is Grade II* listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1255707 The opening ceremony took place here in 1777 before a crowd of 20-30,000 people. Beyond the lock is Waterman's Place at Granary Wharf which was completed in 2009 together with a new footbridge across the river. Behind the footbridge the river emerges from its passage under Leeds City Station [[5706544]]. by Gerald England – 10 March 2018](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/70/78/5707861_c70adc6a_120x120.jpg)






![Start of an adventure. The narrowboat is about to leave the river Aire and start on what could be a 126 mile journey all the way to Liverpool along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. [[352893]] shows the scene 14 years earlier before the construction of many of the newer buildings in this area. by Stephen Craven – 08 June 2021](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/86/43/6864364_1647dd41_120x120.jpg)


















