tarboat's photos with the keyword: marsden

A recent trip through Standedge Tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal gave an opportunity to view the great variety of finishes to the bore. Work commenced on the tunnel in 1795 and it was 1809 before the two end met. The first boat passed through in December 1810 with a grand opening ceremony on 4 April 1811. It was initially 5,445 yards long but has been extended at both ends to make it 5,675 yards. The canal was offcially abandoned in 1944 but was restored to navigation in 2001.

This massive battery of 15 limekilns was built in the 1870s in association with Marsden Quarry and Whitburn Colliery. They operated until the 1960s and are now a scheduled ancient monument. A scheme to conserve the structures commenced in 2016 but stalled in 2017 when the owners went into administration.