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Lock No. 12217 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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Canal and River Trust Open Day217 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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Canal and River Trust Open Day217 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 1967216 viewsThe boatyard at Top Lock in November 1967. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Top Lock 1995215 viewsTop Lock and "Four Seasons" in 1995.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Top Lock House215 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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Possett Bridge Tree Planting 1979214 viewsCivic Society member Margaret Thomas planting trees at Possett Bridge, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1979.
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Oldknow's Warehouse 1986214 viewsA painting by Ian Price depicting Oldknow's Warehouse in the snow in 1986.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Peak Forest Canal214 viewsFishing on the Peak Forest Canal between Brick Bridge and Hill Top Farm.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Possett Bridge 1978213 viewsBefore the stone slabs were pinched! From the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1978.
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Lock Cleaning 1999213 viewsCleaning out of Marple Locks in 1999.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Canal and River Trust Open Day213 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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