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taken 11 years ago, near to Romiley, Stockport, England

Marple Aqueduct (blue plaque)

Plaque attached to the western end of the Marple Viaduct.

MARPLE AQUEDUCT
Opened 1800
Architect & Engineer:
Benjamin Outram
Carries the Peak Forest Canal
100ft above the River Goyt in a brick-built
channel lined with puddled clay

THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STOCKPORT

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

  © Copyright David Dixon and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

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SJ9590, 139 images   (more nearby 🔍)

Photographer

David Dixon   (more nearby)

Date Taken

Wednesday, 28 November, 2012   (more nearby)

Submitted

Friday, 30 November, 2012

Subject Location

OSGB36: SJ 9549 9006 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:24.4402N 2:4.1584W

Camera Location

OSGB36: SJ 9549 9006

View Direction

EAST (about 90 degrees)

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