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Marple Canal Bridge278 viewsThe 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.
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Top Lock 1978277 viewsTop Lock, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1978.
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Top Lock 1995276 viewsBW offices at Top Lock in 1995.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Lock No. 13276 viewsA view up Lockside from Lock 13 on the Peak Forest Canal.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Top Lock House276 viewsFront of a card used to raise money for the Peak Forest Canal Society featuring Top Lock House.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Peak Forest Canal275 viewsCanoeing and sailing 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 Day275 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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Lock No. 08274 viewsLock number 8 on the Peak Forest Canal, late 1970s / early 1980s.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Marple Wharf 2008274 viewsMarple Wharf in the winter of 2008, provided by David Burridge.
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Lock No. 12272 viewsLock 12 pre-1974. Notice end of Hollins Mill arm bridge (left) and building near park entrance.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Lockside272 viewsA coloured postcard of the view from Lockside and Lock 13 pound.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Possett Bridge Tree Planting 1979270 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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