Fairies Hill Lock Arm
Address is taken from a point 287 yards away.
Fairies Hill Lock Arm is 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.

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| King's Road Lock No 3 | 1 mile | |
| Foxholes Lane Bridge | 7 furlongs | |
| Site of Foxholes Lock No 4 (leading to River Calder) | 6½ furlongs | |
| Site of Nordons Swing Bridge | 4½ furlongs | |
| Lock Lane Motorway Bridge | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Fairies Hill Lock Arm | ||
| Woodnook Lock No 6 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Woodnook Lock Weir Exit | 2 furlongs | |
| Methley Railway Bridge No 2 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Fairies Hill Lock Junction | 4 furlongs | |
| Gravel Quarry Arm | 4¼ furlongs | |
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![Junction on the Wakefield Branch, Aire & Calder Navigation. Fairies Hill Cut [to the right/south] is the original line of the canal here. It opened in 1833, taking boats westwards as far as King's Lock and six years later to Broadreach Lock. Straight on [eastwards] is the Woodnook Cut, which opened in 1842 and eventually replaced Fairies Hill Cut as a through route. by Christine Johnstone – 19 December 2020](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/71/66/6716626_57a5ba72_120x120.jpg)



![Former Altofts Lock (1). Just west of Woodnook Lock is the upstream entrance to the former Fairies Hill Cut, looking towards the dismantled Altofts Lock, with unused pontoon moorings on the left.Through traffic now travels via Woodnook Lock on the Calder Cut. See[[2704848]] by Mike Kirby – 19 November 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/70/47/2704787_8bd1d894_120x120.jpg)

![Flooded towpath, Altofts Cut, Aire & Calder Navigation. Water is draining into the canal from carr on the other side of the towpath. The water was about 6 inches deep [15 cm]. by Christine Johnstone – 19 December 2020](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/71/75/6717594_9c32d7b3_120x120.jpg)

![Moorings at Altofts Cut. This section of the canal, which used to serve an adjacent colliery, is now blocked at the former Altofts Lock [[4909200]]. The canal on both sides of the old lock are used for long term moorings. by Graham Hogg – 11 April 2016](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/90/91/4909199_e8f1231d_120x120.jpg)





![Former Altofts lock (6). A channel carries the water from the bypass weir down to the lower level of the canal.See [[2704797]] by Mike Kirby – 05 December 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/72/35/2723547_4f86303c_120x120.jpg)

![Former Altofts lock (5). Although the lock has been filled in, the bypass weir still has to operate to maintain the correct water levels. See [[2704793]] by Mike Kirby – 05 December 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/72/35/2723538_ea6ca817_120x120.jpg)



![Altofts Lock, Aire & Calder Navigation. With Fairies Hill Lock and Foxholes Lock, Altofts Lock opened in 1833 as part of the scheme to bypass part of the navigation along the River Calder. Along with Fairies Hill Lock, it was itself bypassed by Woodnook Lock in 1842, but remained in use. Altofts Lock was filled in around 1990, after an arson attack damaged the gates and wooden bridge. [With thanks to CRT for the recent history] by Christine Johnstone – 19 December 2020](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/71/75/6717597_2efa0020_120x120.jpg)
![The former Altofts Lock. The lock was filled in when this section of the canal was no longer required following the closure of the adjacent colliery. There are now long term moorings on both sides of the former lock [[4909199]] & [[4909207]] by Graham Hogg – 11 April 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/90/92/4909200_9b4c9d76_120x120.jpg)







