Stop lock, Marple
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Stop lock, Marple
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 15 Sep 2009
At the entrance to the Macclesfield Canal. When there were two separate canal companies, it was important for each to prevent the transfer to the other of their most precious asset - water. The stop lock originally had two sets of gates. Which set was used would depend on the relative water levels of the two canals. The boat is the former Thomas Clayton (Oldbury) Ltd oil tanker 'Spey', a wooden boat dating from 1937.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.39206
Longitude
-2.060109