Aire and Calder Navigation blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Until 1860 this building housed the boardroom of the Aire and Calder Navigation, a waterways company established in 1699 and for long Britain's richest. Recorded plaque organisation: Wakefield Civic Society.

The Aire and Calder Navigation was a waterways company established in 1699, known for being Britain's wealthiest canal company until the mid-19th century, significantly facilitating trade between Yorkshire and the Humber estuary.