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Lock No. 07360 viewsMen at work on Lock number 7, approx. 1920s. Note Glen Cottage in the background.
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Lock Keeper360 viewsThis gent, show here at Lock 9, was a Lock Keeper who passed away in 1978.
Updated from Marple Local History Society Archives 18 April 2010.
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Brick Bridge355 viewsBrick Bridge on the Peak Forest Canal. Provided by Janet Holmes.
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Brick Bridge Boathouse354 viewsA boathouse just up from Brick Bridge, courtesy of the Basil Juda collection.
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Peak Forest Canal353 viewsA hand coloured shot of boating on the Peak Forest Canal that we already have in B&W - very Swallows and Amazons!
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Top Lock House 1978353 viewsTop Lock House, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1978.
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Top Lock352 viewsA traditional canal narrow boat passes Top Lock.
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Lock No. 09 1969351 viewsA murky winter's day in 1969 at Lock 9 and Oldknow's Warehouse.
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Glen Cottage347 viewsAnother view of Glen Cottage at Lock 6 before it was demolished.
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Canal View347 viewsA view across the open spaces from the Macclefield Canal to All Saints' Church. The card is postmarked 1965 but the picture seems older than that.
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Brick Bridge347 viewsBrick Bridge, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1978.
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Repairs at Lock 12343 viewsCanal and Rivers Trust carrying out repairs in December 2012. By Arthur Procter.
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