
What is recorded here
This red commemorative plaque records: Whaley Bridge Wharf. Peak Forest Canal wharf & transhipment warehouse (1801), later a terminus of the Cromford & High Peak Railway (1831) Recorded plaque organisation: Transport Trust.
Whaley Bridge Wharf served as a crucial transhipment point on the Peak Forest Canal from 1801 and later became the terminus for the Cromford & High Peak Railway in 1831, playing a significant role in the industrial transport network of Derbyshire.
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Places near here
Canal Warehouse at end of Peak Forest CanalListed building · 29 yd
Whaley Bridge BasinVisitor information · 86 yd
Weir whaleyWeir · 121 yd
Brookfield PondVisitor information · 608 yd
Bugsworth Canal BasinHeritage attraction · 1065 yd
Ringstone CloughWood · 1099 yd
Hawkhurst HeadMountain / peak · 1434 yd
Standing Stone Whaley BridgeAncient stone or rock art · 1492 yd
The Dipping StoneArchaeological place · 1.0 mi
Black HillMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Holme WoodWood · 1.8 mi
GrottoCave or cavern · 1.9 miOther information
Photo: The Transport Trust on Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0