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Marple Canal red plaque

Commemorative plaque

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This red commemorative plaque records: Marple Canal locks & tramway. A flight of 16 locks, in total 64m deep. Opened 1805, to unit the Peak Forest Canals, previously connected by a horse-drawn tramway [1 of 2] Recorded plaque organisation: Transport Trust.

From the Open Plaques record 41473

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