Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Appley shallow locks channel)
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 62 feet long and 14 feet wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.
The alignment of this bit of canal looks as if the two shallow locks were the original route of the canal with the single deep lock being added at a later date. However, Clarke (The Leeds and Liverpool Canal) states that the deep lock was the original one, designed to pass sufficient water to the western end of the canal and Hadfield (The Canals of Northwest England Vol 1) mentions the later duplication with two locks. This was to relieve congestion on this part of the route. The gradients locally determined the new line to be inside the original. The route was restored in the late 1980s but it fell into disrepair after only a few years, mainly because of unresolved leaks affecting the intermediate pound.
This waterway is excluded by default from route planning with the following explanation: "closed"
Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 10M - Leeds and Liverpool Canal Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
- Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides No 5 - North West & the Pennines
- Pearson's Canal Companion: Leeds & Liverpool - West Yorkshire Waterways
Relevant publications — Waterway Histories:
| Appley Locks (eastern entrance) Eastern entrance to old two lock route |
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| Appley Locks Outside Track - Top Lock | a few yards | 0 locks | |
| Appley Locks Outside Track - Bottom Lock | a few yards | 1 lock | |
| Appley Locks (western entrance) Western entrance to old two lock route |
a few yards | 2 locks |
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Wikipedia has a page about Leeds and Liverpool Canal
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in Northern England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool.
Over a distance of 127 miles (204 km), it crosses the Pennines, and includes 91 locks on the main line. It has several small branches, and in the early 21st century a new link was constructed into the Liverpool docks system.