Canalside garden by Marple Locks, Stockport
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Canalside garden by Marple Locks, Stockport
Image: © Roger Kidd Taken: 7 Sep 2014
The short pound above Lock No 15 has an eighty metre open side pond resembling a short arm (shown here) to assist with water management. The south side has been transformed into a colourful garden. The lock is off to the left, with Top Lock off to the right. The Marple flight on the Peak Forest Canal consists of sixteen deep locks in a mile. The total fall (or rise) provided is 209ft 6in (almost 64 metres). The canal was opened to navigation by 1796 but not enough money remained to build the locks. A temporary tramway was installed and used until 1804, when the locks were completed. The short pounds between Locks 13 to 16 include large open side ponds to assist with water management.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.393409
Longitude
-2.059659