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Bottom Lock558 viewsA very old barge at Bottom Lock on the Peak Forest Canal.
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Hollins Mill Canal Arm 1988556 viewsClose-up of the Hollins Mill Canal arm exposed during reconstruction of the Co-Op car park in 1988. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Waterside Boathouses551 viewsPostcard of Boat Houses and Swing Bridge on Waterside, postmarked 1916.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Bottom Lock550 viewsAnother view of Bottom Lock on the Peak Forest Canal.
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Bottom Lock535 viewsA view of Bottom Lock with Aqueduct House in the background.
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Marple Aqueduct and Viaduct533 viewsA fine image of Marple Aqueduct with the Viaduct behind, taken from the site of Aqueduct Works.
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Aqueduct Works523 viewsIs this an arial view? It shows the Viaduct, Marple Aqueduct and ruins of the Queen's Hotel and Aqueduct Mill.
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Bottom Lock House520 viewsBottom Lock Houseabove Lock 1 was originally the Wharfinger's House. This was a job similar to a Station Master on the Railways. New copy from Marple Local History Society Archives 18 April 2010.
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Waterside Boathouses520 viewsBoathouses on Waterside, courtesy of the Basil Juda collection.
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Oakwood Mill514 viewsTote that Barge! Near Oakwood Mill, Romiley.
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Marple Wharf509 viewsIce breaking at Marple Wharf. The man on the right is said to be George Bradley of Stone Row by some but also John Edward Slater by others, so we can't be sure.
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Strines Road Canal Arm503 viewsThe Strines Road arm of the canal, now filled in, which used to run from Possett Bridge to the Lime Kilns.
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