| Most viewed - The Canals and Locks |
Peak Forest Canal413 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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Canal View413 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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Bottom Lock413 viewsA sepia shot of Aqueduct House from Bottom Lock.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Macclesfield Canal412 viewsLooking up at All Saints' Church from the Macclesfield Canal.
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Top Lock House 1978412 viewsTop Lock House, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1978.
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Lock No. 03411 viewsThis scene puzzled us for a while but we now know that it was a small warehouse or similar building at Lock 3. The outline of the foundations can still be seen on the tow path.
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Top Lock 1967411 viewsThe boat "Rainbow" tied up at Top Lock in November 1967. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Horse Tunnel404 viewsDetail 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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Brick Bridge 1978399 viewsBrick Bridge in disrepair, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1978.
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Brick Bridge399 viewsBrick Bridge, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1978.
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Lock No. 09 1969398 viewsA murky winter's day in 1969 at Lock 9 and Oldknow's Warehouse.
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Glen Cottage398 viewsGlen Cottage at Lock 6. The only picture we've seen of it from this side.
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