Lockside (C) David Dixon :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

SJ9689 : Lockside

near to Marple, Stockport, Great Britain

Lockside

The Peak Forest Canal at Lock number 9. One of a flight of 16 locks which raise the canal by 209 feet (64m) over the course of 1 mile. The large building behind carries the name "Lockside Mill"; it was built in the late eighteenth/early nineteenth century as a warehouse for Samuel Oldknow (Link

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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".

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

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2012

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Grid Square: SJ9689, 82 images (more nearby)
Photographer: David Dixon (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Wednesday, 28 November, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 29 November, 2012
Geographical Context: Canals Village, Rural settlement
Canal (from Tags): Peak Forest
Subject Location: OSGB36: SJ 9620 8906 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:23.9012N 2:3.5168W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SJ 9620 8908
View Direction: South-southeast (about 157 degrees)