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Thumb Horse drawn barge This picture was taken during the 200th anniversary celebrations of the canal. It shows a barge in lock 12 being towed by a horse like all the bar... 3 Jul 2004 peak forest canalmarple lock flight
Thumb Lock 12 Lock 12 out of 16 which make up the Marple flight. Each lock has a pond alongside to hold water from the next higher lock when the gate is opened,... 26 Mar 2003 marple lock flightpondcanallock
Thumb Lock 13 Lock 13 out of 16 which make up the Marple flight 26 Mar 2003 bridgelockcanalmarple lock flight
Thumb Horse Tunnel under Stockport Road, Marple A tunnel was provided so that a horse towing a barge could cross Stockport Road safely 26 Mar 2003 towpathstockportmarple lock flightmarple lime kilnsmarple
Thumb Lock 9 on Peak Forest Canal & Oldknow's warehouse Oldknow built a warehouse on St.Martin's Road for the transfer of goods to or from the Peak Forest canal to or from road vehicles. St.Martin's roa... 25 Apr 1964 lockcanalmarple lock flightmarplemellor millpeak forest canal
Thumb Top Lock cottages Top Lock cottages are alongside the Macclesfield canal near the junction with the Peak Forest canal. Oldknow was involved in planning this canal al... 11 Mar 1964 marple lock flightmarplecanal
Thumb Horse tunnel under Stockport Road, Marple A tunnel was provided under Stockport Road so that a horse towing a barge could cross the road safely 11 Mar 1964 stockportmarple lock flightmarple lime kilnsmarple
Thumb Arches over former canal spur There used to be a spur of the canal so that barges could take the finished lime from the building on Strines Road to the main canal between locks ... Circa 1960
Between 1 Jan 1960 and 31 Dec 1970
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