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Looking north towards Lock No 14, Stockport and Manchester. 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 these locks. A temporary tramway was installed and used until 1804, when the locks were completed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marple_Lock_Flight

Lock#15 is one of the Marple flight of locks linking the upper and lower sections of the Peak Forest Canal.

Marple Locks No 15 on The Peak Forest Canal, looking north towards Stockport and Manchester. The Marple flight 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 these 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. It appears that the lock tail gates (and others down the flight) have been left open by a crew descending the flight. This is not appreciated, because if these gates are left open, and the top gate is leaking, the total draining of the pound above the lock ( and even the pound above that) is possible in quite a short time, then the canal is impassable until water is replenished by controlled flow through the upper locks. All paddles should be lowered (not dropped!) and gates closed to minimise water loss.

Marple Locks No 14 on The Peak Forest Canal. The Marple flight 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 these 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.

Looking from Lock #15 towards Lock #14 on the Peak Forest Canal.

On the Lower the Peak Forest Canal this is near the end of a flight of 15 locks.

Seen from the top of Lock 14.

A close view of the lock-gates on the Peak Forest Canal.

Marple Locks No 15 on The Peak Forest Canal, looking north towards Stockport and Manchester. The Marple flight 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 these 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.

Marple Locks No 15 on The Peak Forest Canal. The lock tail gates have been left open by a crew descending the flight. This is not appreciated, because if these gates are left open, and the top gate is leaking, the total draining of the pound above the lock (and even the pound above that) is possible in quite a short time, then the canal is impassable until water is replenished by controlled flow through the upper locks. All paddles should be lowered (not dropped!) and gates closed to minimise water loss. The Marple flight 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 these 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.