Lock#11, Peak Forest Canal (C) David Dixon

SJ9688 : Lock#11, Peak Forest Canal

taken 5 years ago, near to Marple, Stockport, Great Britain

Lock#11, Peak Forest Canal

Lock number 11 on the Peak Forest Canal; one of the 16 locks in the "Marple Flight" which raise the canal by 209 feet (64m) over the course of 1 mile.

Lock#11 was known as "Brick Row Lock". Brick Row was a line of cottages built for Samuel Oldknow's workers. It ran at an angle away from the canal on the offside near the lock (Link

(Archive Link

) Pennine Waterways).

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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Grid Square: SJ9688, 193 images (more nearby )
Photographer: David Dixon (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Wednesday, 28 November, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 29 November, 2012
Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Canals
Canal (from Tags): Peak Forest
Subject Location: OSGB36: SJ 9618 8890 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:23.8149N 2:3.5347W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SJ 9617 8889
View Direction: Northeast (about 45 degrees)