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<br/>The former Ropewalk Methodist Chapel, Knottingley, in 1977, shortly before its demolition. The Wesley Hall, pictured in the background, provided a large hall and associated facilities for the Ropewalk Methodist Church alongside the Chapel. This building remains and now serves as a dual purpose place of worship and meeting hall.
©Robert Neilson
<br/>Banks Garth House was opposite the former Weeland Road Junior School and, for many years, thousands of school children would have made the journey across the A645 main road, via the Zebra Crossing (shown), to buy their sweets at "Tomlinson's Shop", situated in the front room of this large house.
©Robert Neilson
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©Bill Henderson
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©Bill Henderson
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©Bill Henderson
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©Bill Henderson
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©Bill Henderson
Dist:0.4km north<br/>The towpath, the Aire Calder Canal, Knottingey.
©Bill Henderson
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©Bill Henderson
Dist:0.4km north<br/>This small, very much inland shipyard, once produced seagoing vessels. For a picture of one such vessel, taken in front of this very same building, visit: www.knottingley.org/gallery/harkersvessels/kingsdale02.htm, or simply put Harkers Shipyard, Knottingley into your search engine to find out more about the ship building industry on this site.
©Bill Henderson
Dist:0.5km north<br/>Residents near Shepherds Bridge on the Aire and Calder Navigation provide a delightful show.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.5km north<br/>The canal splits at this point. The left fork leads to a lock, giving access to the River Aire.
©Bill Henderson
Dist:0.5km north<br/>On the Aire & Calder Navigation at the junction of the short arm leading to the River Aire at Bank Dole Lock
©David Stowell
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©Bill Henderson
Dist:0.5km north<br/>Looking south-southwest across the junction of the Aire & Calder Navigation towards Harker's Shipyard and Allied Glass Containers, on a gloomy afternoon in early October. The Knottingley section of the Aire & Calder Navigation opened in 1826 completing a navigable route all the way from Goole to Ferrybridge.
©Paul Glazzard

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