| Last additions - Canals and Locks |
Bottom LockA view from Bottom Lock with Aqueduct House in the background. Provided by Janet Holmes.Feb 08, 2021
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Marple Canal BridgeThe is the bridge that still crosses the Peak Forest Canal going up to the Ridge. Note the swing bridge in the foreground, which is no longer there. Have a look for traces when you are next passing. Provided by Janet Holmes.Feb 08, 2021
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Marple WharfThe wonderful view of Marple Wharf from Bridge No. 2 on the Macclesfield Canal. Provided by Janet Holmes.Feb 08, 2021
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Marple CanalFishing on Marple Canal in a bowler hat. Provided by Janet Holmes.Feb 08, 2021
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Hyde Bank TunnelA hand-coloured postcard of the entrance to Hyde Bank Tunnel. Provided by Janet Holmes.Feb 08, 2021
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Marple Canal MultiviewA multiview postcard of Marple's Canals. Provided by Janet Holmes.Feb 08, 2021
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Hyde Bank TunnelA boat emerging from Hyde Bank Tunnel. Provided by Janet Holmes. May 22, 2020
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Queen's Hotel at Marple AqueductA close-up of the Queen's Hotel next to Marple Aqueduct, bypassed once the railways came to Marple. Provided by Janet Holmes. May 22, 2020
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| Most viewed - Canals and Locks |
Aqueduct House2628 viewsA sepia shot of Aqueduct House.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Mineral Mill2071 viewsThe ruins of the Mineral Mill, part of the Lime Kilns complex on the Peak Forest Canal.
Updated from Marple Local History Society Archives 1 May 2010.
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Jinks' Boatyard1986 viewsWorkers at Jinks' Boatyard pose for a photo with great reflections.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Lock No. 11 19781789 viewsLock 11, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1978.
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Working Boat964 viewsAn early colour picture showing a working boat negotiating the Marple Locks.
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Marple Aqueduct786 viewsA view of Marple Aqueduct from the direction of Upper Water Meetings Farm. Doesn't it look so much better without the trees obstructing the view!
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Stone Mason at Marple Wharf721 viewsA fantastic postcard of Marple Wharf showing a busy stone mason at work at Top Lock.
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Aqueduct Refurbishment 2012-02-10707 viewsDe-vegetation of Marple Aqueduct begins on 10 February 2012. By Arthur Procter.
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| Random files - Canals and Locks |
Lock Keeper's CottageThe Lock Keeper's Cottage at Lock 9 in 1992.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Repairs at Lock 08Canal and Rivers Trust carrying out repairs in December 2012. By Arthur Procter.
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LocksideA coloured postcard of the view from Lockside and Lock 13 pound.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Repairs at Lock 12Canal and Rivers Trust carrying out repairs in December 2012. By Arthur Procter.
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New Horizons at Posset BridgeNew Horizons at Posset Bridge, awaiting the arrival of HRH The Prince of Wales on 22nd March 1981. Provided by Janet Holmes.
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Marple AqueductHow the Marple Aqueduct looked in Victorian times, and with a little effort and money could look again.
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Lock No. 09A view of Lock 9 on the Peak Forest Canal taking in the Lock Keeper's Cottage.
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Marple Viaduct and AqueductA view of Upper Water Meetings Farm with the Viaduct in the background and the Aqueduct behind it.
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