Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Slaithwaite

The section of canal through Slaithwaite town centre, between locks 21E and 23E had been culverted, and a car park covered part of the route.
Restoration caused some local controversy, as it involved the felling of a row of mature cherry trees which had been planted along the infilled line, although the local authority claimed that the trees were in poor condition, and unlikely to last for many more years in any case.
Lock 21E was relocated a short distance upstream, to the other side of Platt Lane, in order to ensure that the Platt Lane crossing could be achieved by a conventional bridge instead of the swing bridge that had existed prior to closure.
The stretch from 22E to 23E threads its way through an extremely tight space. Britannia Road Bridge was formerly hump backed, but changes in traffic levels since closure rendered such a bridge impractical, and instead the pound from 22E to 23E was lowered by 12 inches (300 mm).