Birkwood Lock Field Bridge
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Birkwood Lock Field Bridge carries a footpath over the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) between Southchester and Boggin.
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.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| The Stanley Ferry PH | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Stanley Ferry Marina | 5 furlongs | |
| Stanley Ferry Aqueduct | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Stanley Ferry Workshops (C&R Trust) | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Altofts Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Birkwood Lock Field Bridge | ||
| Birkwood Lock No 2 | ½ furlongs | |
| King's Road Lock No 3 | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Foxholes Lane Bridge | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Foxholes Lock No 4 (leading to River Calder) | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Nordons Swing Bridge | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
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![Birkwood Bridge, Aire & Calder Navigation. Immediately west of Birkwood Lock, on the canal section of the navigation [opened 1839]. The towpath carries the 'Wakefield Way'. by Christine Johnstone – 19 December 2020](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/71/11/6711131_4b3f1a8c_120x120.jpg)





![The 'Thorne' detail. See [[2961480]]. I can find no record of the 'Thorne', and the registration number is 4000255. As far as I can gather, British Waterways only use a maximum of six numbers in their registrations. by Mike Kirby – 19 May 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/96/14/2961489_42e3e16d_120x120.jpg)







![Aire & Calder Navigation towpath resurfacing (4). The community payback crew are doing a great job of improving the canal towpath, and have now almost reached Birkwood Lock. See [[2142770]] by Mike Kirby – 20 November 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/17/77/2177762_4003e656_120x120.jpg)



![Exiting Birkwood Lock. An unnamed narrow boat emerging from the lock, heading to Stanley Ferry.See [[1843708]] by Mike Kirby – 24 April 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/84/37/1843764_a4ce0e62_120x120.jpg)

![Birkwood Lock, sluice gates control. The sluice gates were formerly opened by hand, but are now power operated at the push of a button. See [[1843708]] by Mike Kirby – 24 April 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/84/37/1843727_5e2ab815_120x120.jpg)

![Birkwood lock, gates opening. Gates opening to allow a narrowboat through, heading to Stanley Ferry.See [[1843708]] by Mike Kirby – 24 April 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/84/37/1843750_577e37a7_120x120.jpg)





![Birkwood Lock's middle gates have been removed. The sawn-up remains were in a barge below the lock. The yellow fencing surrounds the lockside infrastructure for the gates. The gates [[1843739]] allowed shorter boats to use only part of the 141ft long lock, but have been disused for many years. by Christine Johnstone – 19 December 2020](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/71/11/6711143_52a1c370_120x120.jpg)