King's Road Lock No 3

King's Road Lock No 3 is one of some locks on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) .
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.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring pins are needed. Mooring at the top of the lock towpath side opposite the permanent moorings.
Facilities: water point.
This is a lock with a rise of 7f0.
| Stanley Ferry Aqueduct | 1 mile, 4 furlongs | |
| Stanley Ferry Workshops (C&R Trust) | 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs | |
| Altofts Bridge | 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Birkwood Lock Field Bridge | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Birkwood Lock No 2 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| King's Road Lock No 3 | ||
| Foxholes Lane Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Site of Foxholes Lock No 4 (leading to River Calder) | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Nordons Swing Bridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Lock Lane Motorway Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Fairies Hill Lock Arm | 1 mile | |
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![Aire & Calder Navigation, Kings Road Lock. A view down the lock from the SW gates.See [[1941861]] by Mike Kirby – 17 June 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/94/20/1942005_8d9905f8_120x120.jpg)







![Aire & Calder Navigation, Kings Road Lock. Lock keepers cottage and name board.see [[1941861]] by Mike Kirby – 17 June 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/94/19/1941960_11294eba_120x120.jpg)

![Plaque, Kings Road lock gates (2). Plaque detail. See [[2790689]] by Mike Kirby – 28 January 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/79/06/2790698_0a155db7_120x120.jpg)
![Plaque, Kings Road lock gates (1). I’ve walked past these gates many times, see [[1942009]], and today, in bright sunshine, I noticed this plaque affixed to the beam, indicating that the gates were replaced in 1995, built at the British Waterways workshops in Stanley Ferry. See [[1501196]]The oak gates have a life of approximately 25 years. by Mike Kirby – 28 January 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/79/06/2790689_041f0e9d_120x120.jpg)
![Aire & Calder Navigation, Kings Road Lock. Close up of the SW lock gates showing the hydraulic rams now used to open and close the gates.See [[1941861]] by Mike Kirby – 17 June 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/94/20/1942009_4fbaa607_120x120.jpg)

![Aire & Calder Navigation, Kings Road Lock. The lock has been drained and the gates can now be seen opening.See [[1941861]] by Mike Kirby – 17 June 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/94/20/1942042_eff9c524_120x120.jpg)

![Aire & Calder Navigation, Kings Road Lock. A canal boat user at the control box starting the sequence for draining the lock and then opening the gates.See [[1941861]] by Mike Kirby – 17 June 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/94/20/1942023_7cad8fb4_120x120.jpg)
![Aire And Calder Navigation, Kings Road Lock. The gates at the NE end of the lock.See [[1941861]] by Mike Kirby – 17 June 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/94/18/1941875_f79b275f_120x120.jpg)

![Aire & Calder Navigation, Kings Road Lock. The first of three boats to enter the lock on their journey south.See [[1941861]] by Mike Kirby – 17 June 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/94/20/1942049_3974e75e_120x120.jpg)
![Aire & Calder Navigation, Kings Road Lock. The last of three boats entering the lock on the journey south.See [[1941861]] by Mike Kirby – 17 June 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/94/20/1942058_22fe502a_120x120.jpg)
![Aire & Calder Navigation, Kings Road Lock. The outfall at the NE end of the lock.See [[1941861]] by Mike Kirby – 17 June 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/94/19/1941952_2e5a892b_120x120.jpg)






