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Marple Aqueduct (& Viaduct)


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This album features the Grand Marple Aqueduct, which took seven years to build. Finished in 1800, it came close to ruin in the 1960s but is now a Grade I listed national treasure, and a scheduled ancient monument. Click here to read more about Marple Aqueduct.

45 files, last one added on May 30, 2010
The Canals and Locks


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Marple's Canal and Locks were unnavigable in the 1960s but thanks to the campaigning and determination of the Peak Forest Canal Society they were eventually dredged and rebuilt. Today they are part of the beautiful Cheshire Ring and Marple's greatest tourist asset. Click here fro a Virtual Tour of Marple Locks.

242 files, last one added on May 23, 2010

Random files - Canals and Locks
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 Working BoatAn early colour picture showing a working boat negotiating the Marple Locks.
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 Glen CottageGlen Cottage at Lock 6. The only picture we've seen of it from this side.
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 Marple WharfA postcard by Ian Price showing Marple Wharf, from Marple Local History Society Archives.
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 Bottom LockBottom Lock on the Peak Forest Canal. This scene is virtually unchanged today.
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 Bottom Lock HouseBottom Lock House alongside Lock 1 was orginally the Wharfinger's House. This was a job similar to a Station Master on the Railways. New copy from Marple Local History Society Archives 18 April 2010.
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 Marple Wharf 1995The old crane base from 1898 on Marple Wharf.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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 Top LockA traditional canal narrow boat passes Top Lock.
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 Top LockCanal boat passing through Top Lock, late 1970s / early 1980s.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.

Last additions - Canals and Locks
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 Queens HotelWhat must be the ruins of the Queens Hotel alongside the Aqueduct and Viaduct.May 30, 2010
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 Top LockPostcard of the Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canal junction.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.May 23, 2010
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 WatersideWaterside on the Macclesfield Canal, from Marple Local History Society Archives.May 23, 2010
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 Marple WharfMarple Wharf in the late 1970s / early 1980s, from Marple Local History Society Archives.May 23, 2010
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 Marple WharfMarple Wharf in the late 1970s / early 1980s, from Marple Local History Society Archives.May 23, 2010
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 Top LockPostcard of the Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canal junction.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.May 23, 2010
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 Bridge No. 3Bridge number 3 on the Macclesfield Canal in late 70s or early 80s.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.May 23, 2010
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 Lock No. 10Postcard view of Lock 10 on the Peak Forest Canal from Lock 11.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.May 23, 2010

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