Stanley Ferry Marina/Aqueduct

Stanley Ferry Aqueduct was built between 1836 and 1839 to take the Aire and Calder Navigation over the River Calder in West Yorkshire, England.

It is one of the earliest through arch bridges in the world and is considered to be the largest aqueduct executed in cast iron. Built using the same principle as the Sydney Harbour bridge but pre-dating it by nearly but a hundred years.

Designed by George Leather and built by H. McIntosh, the aqueduct has a span of (165 ft), a width of (24 ft) and a depth of (8.5 ft). It has 2 bow string girders supporting the waterway with suspension rods.

It is still in use today, though an additional wider concrete aqueduct was constructed alongside in 1981 and the bridge was then renovated.

Stanley Ferry is also the place where the Tom Pudding tub boats were loaded with coal from local collieries between 1863 and 1985

and transported down to Goole in long trains by canal.

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