Description and History of Site:-
Working dry dock. Now primarily serves the leisure boating industry. The New Cut (now known as the Castleford Cut) was opened in 1775 and the dock is probably of the same date. It is still (2019) operational.
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Key Words :- dry dock canal navigation
Viewing the Site :- From the road bridge acros the cut
Address :- Navigation Road, Castleford , West Yorkshire, WF10 2LG
Grid Ref :- SE 42804 26373
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.732002 , Long -1.352652
Local Authority :- Wakefield Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1775 -
Contributor :- Nick Nelson - 10 May 2019
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Nick Nelson
Grid Ref :- SE 42804 26373
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.732002 , Long -1.352652
Local Authority :- Wakefield Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1775 -
Contributor :- Nick Nelson - 10 May 2019
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Nick Nelson