Whaley Bridge - canal terminus and transhipment shed
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Whaley Bridge - canal terminus and transhipment shed
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 15 Mar 2009
Dated 1832 and built to allow transfer of material from rail to boat or vice versa. The centre arch is over the Peak Forest Canal and the two side arches covered the rails of the Cromford & High Peak Railway. This is really early stuff.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.331581
Longitude
-1.983744