Armley Mills Bridge No 225
Armley Mills Bridge No 225 the prettiest village in England. It is notable for it's remarkable architecture.
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.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Redcote Bridge No 224 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Aire Valley Marina (western entrance) | 4 furlongs | |
| Aire Valley Marina (eastern entrance) | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge No 224A | 1½ furlongs | |
| Leeds Industrial Museum | a few yards | |
| Armley Mills Bridge No 225 | ||
| Canal Road Bridge No 225A | ½ furlongs | |
| Site of Airegate Wharf | ¾ furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge No 225C | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Spring Garden Lock No 6 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Spring Garden Lock Footbridge | 3¼ furlongs | |
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![Mill Engine at Armley Mills. An impressive mill engine at Armley Mills, it usually steams a few times a year. The 'jewel in the crown' is usually locked but I asked permission and got in. I think it was originally from a chemical works and re-erected in the former engine house at the mill (closed 1969). Now part of Leeds Industrial museum. http://www.leeds.gov.uk/armleymills/See also [[[2125596]]] by Ashley Dace – 23 October 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/12/56/2125601_0d0a2147_120x120.jpg)

![Leeds & Liverpool Canal passing Armley Mills Industrial Museum. There is a canal milepost [[7772813]] against the museum wall in the left foreground by Roger Templeman – 10 May 2024](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/77/33/7773384_5c881fd7_120x120.jpg)




![Fulling Machine at Armley Mills. These water power fulling machines pounded the cloth and shrunk it by 30% to get a felt like material. Armley mills was a large fulling mill with five waterwheels at one time. [[[2125325]]] by Ashley Dace – 23 October 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/12/53/2125364_35fca240_120x120.jpg)









![Uniflow steam engine, Leeds Industrial Museum. See [[[1591339]]] by Ashley Dace – 23 October 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/12/55/2125552_13d38a50_120x120.jpg)



