A
stretch of the canal is still in water in a pleasant setting on the
southern side of the River Dearne. The aqueduct itself has been replaced
by a wooden bridge set on the original abutments of the aqueduct. The
Barnsley Canal and the Dearne and Dove Canal meet just by the aqueduct.
Other
parts of the canal have been filled in as part of reclamation schemes
or built upon. A section from the aqueduct to a car park near Harborough
Hill Road was restored in 1984 by the Barnsley Trades Council Community
Programme Scheme.
Part
of the canal was used as a car park by the B&Q DIY store which was
located in the middle of the roundabout by Old Mill. B&Q have since
vacated the site.
Traces of the Barnsley Canal in the B & Q DIY Store car park 7th August 2002.
