Inland waterway network ...
British Waterways is responsible for maintaining 270 miles (435 km) of the 200 year old inland waterway network in Yorkshire alone, as well as over 300 listed structures.
Throughout England, Scotland and Wales, British Waterways manage and care for more than 2,200 miles (3,540 km) of canals and rivers on behalf of the British people.
The Hepworth Wakefield is within the River Calder Conservation Area. It will open up the 18th century river navigation and support the conservation and restoration of an exciting group of former mills and warehouse buildings, plus additional contemporary architecture.
Wakefield is located on the Calder and Hebble Navigation which runs for 21 miles from Wakefield to Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire.
There are over 25 locks and a number of flood locks, such as the one that can be seen at Wakefield Waterfront.
The Calder and Hebble connects the Aire and Calder Navigation at Wakefield with the Rochdale Canal at Sowerby Bridge and the Huddersfield Broad Canal at Cooper Bridge.
The Aire and Calder Navigation runs for 33 miles from Leeds to Goole, with a branch of 7.5 miles from Wakefield to Castleford.
