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Top Lock Bridge	Bridge over Macclesfield canal at junction with Peak Forest Canal, Marple	Unknown	marple marple locks peak forest canal macclesfield canal	View
Samuel Oldknow's biography by A.C.Howe 2	Samuel Oldknow's biography	From 1 Jan 2004 to 31 Dec 2013	gentlemen 24.09.1828 18.09.1828 1828 chairman of agricultural society 1824 high sheriff of derbyshire volunteers lieutenant-colonel napoleonic wars medieval fortresses peak forest canal turnpike roads bridges coal-shafts limekilns marple parish apprentices coarse yarn apprentices water-poweredfactory derbyshire Mellor 1787 anderton stockport 1792 economic crisis fine-cotton spinning oldknow muslins 1788 richard arkwright strutts arkwrights	View
Field House Pond article P1 0003	Article by Peter Clarke for MLHS re Samuel Oldknow's idea for protecting his mill against fire, resulting in "Oldknow's Pool or lake", later known ...	25 Feb 2013	flora buck george buck will buck arkwright family oldknows lake peak forest canal oldknows pool field house pond field house peter Clarke	View
Sale of Chapel House Farm 5	Sale of Chapel House Farm, originally part of Samuel Oldknow's estate, continued.	From 1 Jan 2014 to 31 Dec 2014	stables classic design peak forest canal	View
Sale of Chapel House Farm 4	Sale of Chapel House Farm, originally part of Samuel Oldknow's estate, first floor description	From 1 Jan 2014 to 31 Dec 2014	peak forest canal galleried landing stone staircase exposed timber trusses arched windows	View
Sale of Chapel House Farm 2	Sale of Chapel House Farm, originally part of Samuel Oldknow's estate, Property description	From 1 Jan 2014 to 31 Dec 2014	samuel oldknow peak forest canal stockport marple brickbridge road	View
Posset Bridge	Article about how Posset Bridge got its name.	Unknown	river goyt navigation inn peak forest canal posset bridge samuel oldknow marple church	View
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 canal marple lock flight	View
Aqueduct repairs	In the 1960's the aqueduct which had carried the Peak forest canal over the River Goyt for a century and a half, was leaking, so that this section ...	23 Apr 1964	aqueduct romiley marple towpath peak forest canal	View
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	lock canal marple lock flight marple mellor mill peak forest canal	View
Oldknow's warehouse in St. Martin's Road	Oldknow's Warehouse is a listed building (No 39) which was probably built in the early 19th century. It is built over the canal so that goods cou...	From 1 Mar 1965 to 31 Oct 1965	mellor mill peak forest canal marple	View