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Bottom Lock Cottage 1978374 viewsBottom Lock Cottage, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1978.
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Towpath Wall Repairs374 viewsTowpath wall repairs, from the Marple Civic Society Archives. The gentleman in this picture is the late Dr. Cyril Boucher, a member of the Peak Forest Canal Society who is now commemorated at the Marple Aqueduct.
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Top Lock373 viewsTop Lock with Chapel House Farm in the background.
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Top Lock373 viewsA colour scene of Top Lock showing the old British Legion.
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Top Lock372 viewsFishing at Top Lock.
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Top Lock371 viewsA view of Top lock from a fuzzy slide.
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Lock No. 11369 viewsLock 11 on the Peak Forest Canal.
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Brick Bridge369 viewsBrick Bridge on the Peak Forest Canal.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Top Lock 1967367 viewsThe boat "Rainbow" tied up at Top Lock in November 1967. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Bottom Lock366 viewsBridge no. 16 at Bottom Lock with Viaduct behind.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Waterside Boathouse365 viewsA boathouse on Waterside with the swing bridge still in place in the background, courtesy of the Basil Juda collection.
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Lock No. 03364 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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