2017

SJ9689 : Lock 5, Marple Flight

taken 7 years ago, near to Marple, Stockport, England

Lock 5, Marple Flight
Lock 5, Marple Flight
Grade II listed lock on the Peak Forest Canal. LinkExternal link
Peak Forest Canal

The Peak Forest Canal runs for 15 miles between Ashton under Lyne and Whaley Bridge.

It was built to link the Ashton Canal with the tramways that brought limestone from the Peak District quarries.

The Lower Peak Forest Canal forms part of the "Cheshire Ring".

LinkExternal link Pennine Waterways website including a "virtual tour" of the canal
LinkExternal link and LinkExternal link for information on the history of the canal


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Canals Place: Marple Canal: Peak Forest Primary Subject: Lock Bridge other tags: Marple Locks Grade II Listed Building Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Grade 2 Listed [12] · Listed Lock on the Peak Forest Canal [8] ·
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SJ9689, 258 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Dave Dunford   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 8 April, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 26 July, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9609 8959 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:24.1870N 2:3.6165W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9609 8961
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