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Lock 19, Hirst Lock

A navigation closure on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, 7 December 2025 to 8 December 2025 — 1 days.

Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk

Waterway
Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Region
Yorkshire and North East
Started
7 December 2025
Status
Reopened 8 December 2025
Days shut
1
CRT reason
Emergency Services Incident
Cause
Nothing failed
Asset
Lock

Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.

What CRT said it was for

This has now been complete and the canal is now open again.

Where

Updates · 1

1 days with no update after the last one.

7 December 2025 · 0 days since the previous

Hirst Lock and the immediate surrounding area is currently closed due to an emergency services incident.

Cite this: Canal closures, “Lock 19, Hirst Lock”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019afa61-3901-7052-a634-ea1be4650e68.

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