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Peak Forest Canal
The Peak Forest Canal was begun in 1794 and was designed to transport limestone from the quarries of Derbyshire. The construction of the canal and tramway was promoted by Samuel Oldknow (the largest shareholder) with much of the finance being provided by Richard Arkwright Junior of Cromford, Derbyshire. The line was surveyed by Thomas Brown and the consulting engineer and resident engineer were Benjamin Outram and Thomas Brown, respectively. Although the canal opened for trade on 31 August 1796 on the upper section, lack of funds resulted in the Marple locks not being finally completed until 1805. The canal is a little under 15 miles from Dukinfield Junction on the Ashton Canal to Bugsworth Basin, with a short spur to Whaley Bridge. The upper section runs along the valley of the River Goyt and the lower along that of the River Tame. Separating the two is Benjamin Outram's stone Marple Aqueduct (Scheduled Ancient Monument). Following a period of dereliction in the 1960s, restoration was begun by local volunteers and the length between Marple and Dukinfield was reopened along with the Ashton Canal in 1974.
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