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Jinks' Boatyard361 viewsEtchings of the front and back of Jinks' Boatyard. Notice the dry docks at the back.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Canal Bank Collapse August 2012361 viewsCanal bank collapse just below Lock 7 in August 2012. Photo by Louise Thistleton.
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Macclesfield Canal Repairs359 viewsTow path repairs on the Macclesfield Canal near to the Goyt Mill. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Brick Bridge356 viewsBrick Bridge on the Peak Forest Canal.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Bridge No. 2 1995355 viewsBridge No. 2 on the Macclesfield Canal in 1995.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Top Lock House 1979-80354 viewsTop Lock House, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1979-80.
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Suttons Lane 1977-82353 viewsSuttons Lane in the late 1970 or early 1980s. Source Pete Robinson / Eddie Ashworth.
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Marple Wharf 1978350 viewsMarple Wharf, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1978.
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Bridge No. 20348 viewsA winter view from Bridge number 20 on the Peak Forest Canal.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Marple Wharf348 viewsMarple Wharf in the late 1970s / early 1980s, from Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Possett Bridge Tree Planting 1979347 viewsCivic Society member Basil Sexton planting trees at Possett Bridge, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1979. Basil Sexton was one of the founding architects of the Civic Society and later chairman. Still a Life Member but now living in Grange-over-Sands.
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Canal and River Trust Open Day346 viewsThe Canal and River Trust with the Oldknow Legacy Project held an Open Day on Saturday 23 January 2017. By Arthur Procter.
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