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Lockside223 viewsA coloured postcard of the view from Lockside and Lock 13 pound.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Bottom Lock223 viewsA view from Bottom Lock with Aqueduct House in the background. Provided by Janet Holmes.
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Possett Bridge Tree Planting 1979221 viewsCivic Society members Margaret Thomas and Basil Sexton planting trees at Possett Bridge, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1979.
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Marple Wharf 1995221 viewsThe old crane base from 1898 on Marple Wharf.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Top Lock 1995221 viewsBW offices at Top Lock in 1995.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Marple Wharf 2008221 viewsMarple Wharf in the winter of 2008, provided by David Burridge.
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Lock No. 08220 viewsLock number 8 on the Peak Forest Canal, late 1970s / early 1980s.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Peak Forest Canal220 viewsRowing on the Peak Forest Canal between Brick Bridge and Hill Top Farm.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Canal and River Trust Open Day220 viewsThe Canal and River Trust with the Oldknow Legacy Project held an Open Day on Saturday 23 January 2017. By Arthur Procter.
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Top Lock 1978219 viewsTop Lock, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1978.
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Repairs at Lock 12219 viewsCanal and Rivers Trust carrying out repairs in December 2012. By Arthur Procter.
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Lock Cleaning 1999218 viewsCleaning out of Marple Locks in 1999.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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