Dewsbury Canal Basin
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The photograph on this page of Dewsbury Canal Basin by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Dewsbury Canal Basin
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 20 May 2007
The main line of the Hebble and Calder navigation cuts off the large loop of the River Calder which passes through the centre of Dewsbury. A branch o just under 1 mile in length was built to allow canal traffic better access to the mills in Dewsbury itself.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.684148
Longitude
-1.624167