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The Huddersfield Canal
Narrow and Broad Branch


























The Huddersfield Narrow and Broad Canal, History:
Around 1770, a lot of canals were planned at that time in England, one had the idea of a shorter connection between Manchester and Leeds then the Rochdale Canal, which was already under construction at that time, would be. A rather risky  task; not only for the reason of concurrence but also as far as canal construction was concerned.
In 1811, after 17 years, navigation on the canal started but already in 1845, after the railway was built right next to it, it's declension started and in 1944 it was closed.
After considerable renovation work over several years, the canal was finally reopened in 2001.

Today 
the canal is very popular; it is the highest up waterway in England and has the longest tunnel. Accordingly, the landscape is hilly almost mountainous.