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Goldfinch Close, CONGLETON, CW12 3FB

Showing the entrance to the Wharf Mill development from its junction with Canal Road. Wharf Mill was originally Image that was rescued from total dereliction by developers in the early part of the 21st century, using the one remaining building to make apartments and adding further dwellings alongside.

Bridge 77 not only carries Lambert's Lane over the Macclesfield Canal but, like Bridge 76 (Image) also allowed the towing horse to change sides without releasing the tow. It is thought that these bridges were installed to allow through traffic to by-pass Congleton Wharf (Image). There was a pair of Swans and a motley collection of waterfowl sharing a patch of unfrozen water. The Macclesfield Canal was one of the last narrow canals to be built and runs approximately 28 miles from Harding's Wood Junction on the Trent and Mersey Canal, along the edge of the western Pennine hills to Marple Junction on the Peak Forest Canal. It was surveyed by Thomas Telford with construction starting in 1826, with William Crosley doing the engineering. The canal opened in November 1831 having cost a total of £320,000.

Like bridge 76 (Image), this is another change-over bridge that allowed the horse pulling the narrowboat to change sides without releasing the tow rope. These two cross-over bridges are thought to have allowed through traffic by-pass the Image thus saving them a lot of time. This bridge, however, is slightly different from the other in that the horse path is separated from Lambert's Lane by a buttress. The Macclesfield Canal was one of the last narrow canals to be built and runs approximately 28 miles from Harding's Wood Junction on the Trent and Mersey Canal, along the edge of the western Pennine hills to Marple Junction on the Peak Forest Canal. It was surveyed by Thomas Telford with construction starting in 1826, with William Crosley doing the engineering. The canal opened in November 1831 having cost a total of £320,000.

A small but very busy community hospital on Canal Road. The War Memorial Hospital has a minor injuries department, various clinics and an elderly care unit.

Bridge No 77 across the Macclesfield Canal is a turnover (or roving or snake) bridge which carries the towpath to the other side of the canal. Horses did not need to be unhitched from the boats when using these cunningly designed (and attractive) bridges.

Bridge No 77 across the Macclesfield Canal is a snake bridge (turnover bridge) which allowed horses on the towpath to cross to the other side of the canal without being unhitched from the boats.

Congleton Wharf. Canalside development converting and replacing derelict warehouses in the 1990s. Nearby Victorian warehousing is also undergoing renovatio

This sign, depicting two workers on a wharfside, belongs to the Image located near Image, from which it gets its name. Congleton Wharf on the Macclesfield Canal was originally owned by the Macclesfield Canal Company and provided wharfage and warehousing, after the decline of the canal industry the wharf was allowed to go derelict. At the beginning of the 21st century developers rescued the one remaining building, converting it into flats and adding further dwellings on either side.