Aqueduct and viaduct over Goyt valley, 1961
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Aqueduct and viaduct over Goyt valley, 1961
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 11 Apr 1961
The Peak Forest Canal was more or less disused at this time, but the railway was thriving. A 4F 0-6-0 heads towards Manchester with a freight train. The aqueduct first took water in 1800 and suffered very serious frost damage during the winter after this photograph. It was listed as a grade I building in 1966 and was restored after the cost of demolition was estimated to exceed the cost of restoration.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.407965
Longitude
-2.069758