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Bottom Lock Cottage 1978449 viewsBottom Lock Cottage, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1978.
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Peak Forest Canal447 viewsA hand coloured shot of boating on the Peak Forest Canal that we already have in B&W - very Swallows and Amazons!
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Flood Gates Cottage445 viewsBusy times at Flood Gates Cottage. Some of the scenery in this image has been hand-painted in. From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Towpath Wall Repairs444 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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Lock No. 11443 viewsLock 11 on the Peak Forest Canal.
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Canal View441 viewsA view across the open spaces from the Macclefield Canal to All Saints' Church. The card is postmarked 1965 but the picture seems older than that.
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Roman Bridge 1980441 viewsRoman Bridge, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1980.
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Top Lock House 1978440 viewsTop Lock House, from the Marple Civic Society Archives, dated 1978.
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Flood Gates Cottage 1906440 viewsFlood Gates Cottage taken in 1906 by Arthur Hulme when it was Webb's Tea Rooms. From Warwick Burton collection in Marple Local History Society Archives.
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Top Lock439 viewsA view of Top lock from a fuzzy slide.
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Horse Tunnel439 viewsDetail of how the ropes cut into the stone of the Horse Tunnel over many years of use. By Jim Graves 1960s/70s.
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Bottom Lock437 viewsBridge no. 16 at Bottom Lock with Viaduct behind.
From Marple Local History Society Archives.
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