Carnon River

Heavily polluted river in West Cornwall, draining the historic mining area of Gwennap.

Calder and Hebble Navigation


Constructed between 1758 and 1834, the navigation makes the River Calder navigable between Sowerby Bridge and Wakefield in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Standedge crossings

Standedge has been a major Pennine crossing point for more than 2,000 years.

Mine boat

Boats built to transport coal from the Duke of Bridgewater’s pits in Worsley

Manchester Ship Canal

36-mile-long (58 km) inland waterway in the North West of England linking Manchester to the Irish Sea.