Sheffield and Tinsley Canal

Sheffield and Tinsley Canal
Sheffield and Tinsley Canal boatyard at Cadman Street
Interactive map of Sheffield and Tinsley Canal
Specifications
Length3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Maximum boat length61 ft 6 in (18.75 m)
Maximum boat beam15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Locks11
(originally 12)
StatusOperational
Navigation authorityCanal and River Trust
History
Original ownerSheffield Canal Company
Date of act7 June 1815
Date completed22 February 1819
Geography
Start pointSheffield
End pointTinsley
Connects toRiver Don Navigation
The Sheffield Canal
River Don Navigation
Site of Tinsley wharf
10-12
Tinsley Locks (3)
 M1 
 A6178  road bridge
9
Tinsley Locks
7/8
Tinsley Locks
railway bridge
4-6
Tinsley Locks (3)
railway bridge
1-3
Tinsley Locks (3)
 A6102  Ring Road
former Greenland Arm
 B6083  +  B6085  aqueduct
Supertram bridge
Pinfold bridge
Bernard Road bridge
Weir
Midland Railway bridge
Weir (on River Don)
railway
 A61  Road bridge
Sheffield Basin


The Sheffield and Tinsley Canal (formally the Sheffield Canal) is a canal in the City of Sheffield, England. It runs 3.9 miles (6.3 km) from Tinsley, where it leaves the River Don, to the Sheffield Canal Basin (now Victoria Quays) in the city centre, passing through 11 locks. The maximum craft length that can navigate this lock system is 61 feet 6 inches (18.75 m) with a beam of 15 feet 6 inches (4.72 m).