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Hawk Green Boat HouseA hand coloured postcard with Hawk Green Boathouse to the fore and All Saints Old Church dominating the background of this view from the Macclesfield Canal with nothing in between! Postmarked 1908.
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Hollins Mill Canal ArmThe scene of Hollins Mill Canal Arm today. Few clues to its existance.
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Hollins Mill Canal ArmThe canal arm to Hollins Mill. Marple Liberal Club and the Hollins Mill Chimney visible in the background.
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Hollins Mill Canal Arm 1988Part of the Hollins Mill Canal arm was exposed during reconstruction of the Co-Op car park in 1988. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Hollins Mill Canal Arm 1988Close-up of the Hollins Mill Canal arm exposed during reconstruction of the Co-Op car park in 1988. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Horse TunnelDetail of how the ropes cut into the stone of the Horse Tunnel over many years of use. By Jim Graves 1960s/70s.
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Hyde Bank TunnelThe entrance to Hyde Bank Tunnel on the Marple side.
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Hyde Bank TunnelA boat emerging from Hyde Bank Tunnel. Provided by Janet Holmes.
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Hyde Bank TunnelA hand-coloured postcard of the entrance to Hyde Bank Tunnel. Provided by Janet Holmes.
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Jinks' BoatyardBoat building at Jinks' Boatyard, now Top Lock House.
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Jinks' BoatyardEtchings of the front and back of Jinks' Boatyard. Notice the dry docks at the back.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Jinks' BoatyardA boat being launched from Jinks' Boatyard (now Top Lock House).
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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