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The Peak Forest Canal Construction of the Peak Forest Canal took place between Route Length: 1794 to 1805. 60-90 Minutes Podcast Length: Once used as the principal 35 minutes Accessibility: method of transporting goods Photo courtesy of www.marple-uk.com - The Marple Website View from Top Lock bridge to and from the industries Mainly flat, with a along it ,the canal is now mainly few steep footpaths used for leisure. The canal is down embankments. Roman Bridge & Viaduct popular all year long, seeing Parking: The Roman Bridge is perhaps one of the most activity from narrow boats, Memorial Park photographed bridges in the north west! Curiously anglers, walkers and cyclists. (small charge) enough the area has no known connections to the Romans, but in fact it was simply named so to attract This particular route offers many beautiful scenes to tourists in the Victorian era. enjoy as you walk, passing The Roman Bridge: A snowy scene The view as we return to the canal path On the Podcast: Ann Hearle canals, rivers, lakes, forests Following the path towards the Roman Lakes, we pass introduces us to the walk and parks. at Memorial Park. Floodgates Cottage on our Samuel Oldknow & right, and head undernearth Horse Tunnel at On the Podcast: Ann talks a viaduct. Posset Bridge Mellor Mill us through the route, Memorial Park & and the life of the The cottage, resembling a toll A name you can’t escape in famous Samuel Oldknow. The Marple Locks these parts. Samuel Oldknow, house, was once used as a tea a man instrumental in the development rooms for those visiting the The circular walk begins and ends in of Mellor and Marple during the industrial era. nearby Roman Lakes. Memorial Park. Follow the directions Viaduct and Floodgates Cottage on the map and exit the park onto He was a substancial contributor towards the construction the Peak Forest Canal, turning right of the Peak Forest Canal and the lock system. Seemingly a heading up the Marple Locks. www.marple-uk.com man that did not do things by half, he even re-routed the The Roman Lakes Peter Clarke tells us Goyt River to satisfy his mills need for flowing water. On the Podcast: We arrive at the Roman Lakes, deep in the history of the canal and its locks. Close to the Roman Lakes, stood Mellor Mill, the largest the middle of Goyt Valley, but only a Consisting of 16 locks, and completed in 1804, the mill of its kind in the north west. Built in 1792, it produced short distance from Marple town centre. Marple Locks link the north and south channels of the finely woven muslins. It stood for 100 years before Rare capture: Nuthatch Peak Forest Canal. A major engineering achievement burning down in a tremendous fire in 1892. Little can be Once a popular day out in Victorian times. The history of the time, with each movement through each lock seen of the remains of the mill today, however books talk of droves of tourists being brought by train requiring around 44,000 gallons of water. archeologists have shown interest in excavating the site. to enjoy the amenities and green surroundings, away from the pollution of the big cities. The park offered The majority of the funds used to set up his various Prior to the completion of the locks, a tram system was rowing boats on the lake, a dance floor, and tea rooms business endevours were raised on used to transport raw materials to the mills on the South among other things. credit. A large proportion of which Peak Forest Canal. came from the Arkwright’s, another Now it is a leisure park open to prominent milling family in the area. the public. With plenty of green By the time of his death, at the age spaces for a picnic, and a On the Podcast: Sue Day, of 72 in 1828, he had acrued debts nearby cafe, with free entry of the Horseboating Society, of over £200,000. and parking. tells us a bit about Maria, the oldest horse drawn On the Podcast: Rachel Sewart, wooden narrowboat in On the Podcast: Miranda of the Roman Lakes, decribes the A canal arm veers off the UK! Galloway performs a theatrical history of the lakes and reading of life at the mill. All Saints Church Tower development of Mellor Mill. close to top lock The Roman Lakes

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print, on audio tape, in braille or on disk disk on or braille in tape, audio on print,

listening. If you would like this information in large large in information this like would you If

you are in a safe environment to resume to environment safe a in are you

the podcast when crossing roads, crossing when podcast the until until

pause walk, please do take care and ensure you you ensure and care take do please walk,

If you do choose to listen to the audio as you you as audio the to listen to choose do you If

the route of the walk. the of route the

sights and locations, past and present, along along present, and past locations, and sights

accompanied by a slideshow, illustrating the the illustrating slideshow, a by accompanied

, you can listen to the audio the to listen can you , on clicking By Play 4.

Alternatively

player before going on the walk. the on going before player

to your computer, then upload to an mp3 mp3 an to upload then computer, your to

to begin the .mp3 file transfer transfer file .mp3 the begin to download download

To listen to the audio as you walk, click click walk, you as audio the to listen To 3.

walk.

been possible. been Click the link to the Peak Forest Canal (South) Canal Forest Peak the to link the Click 2.

whose help these productions would not have have not would productions these help whose www.stockport.gov.uk/walkingpodcasts

their time to feature on the podcast, without without podcast, the on feature to time their

Visit the stockport website at - - at website stockport the Visit 1. 1.

this publication, as well as those who volunteered volunteered who those as well as publication, this

To download the audio: the download To

to all those involved in the making of of making the in involved those all to Thank you Thank

Marple Locks and other locations other and Locks Marple

Acknowledgements Peak Forest Canal (South) Canal Forest Peak

The the years. the

Spinning a tale of the landscape throughout throughout landscape the of tale a Spinning

historical points of interest on the route. route. the on interest of points historical

Manchester & Stockport Canal Stockport & Manchester

Talks...

businesses who know about the current and and current the about know who businesses

accounts of local people, heritage experts, and and experts, heritage people, local of accounts

Peak Forest Canal (South) Canal Forest Peak creates a narrative of the route using first hand hand first using route the of narrative a creates

Walking Podcast Walking with an audio walking podcast. The podcast podcast The podcast. walking audio an with

STOCKPORT conjuction in used be to designed is map This

Other walks in the series include... series the in walks Other

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www.stockport.gov.uk/walkingpodcasts

visit: visit:

www.stockport.gov.uk/walkingpodcasts information and other walks in the series series the in walks other and information

Free downloadable tour guide online! online! guide tour downloadable Free This walk is part of a series. For more more For series. a of part is walk This

The Peak Forest Canal Construction of the Peak Forest Canal took place between Route Length: 1794 to 1805. 60-90 Minutes Podcast Length: Once used as the principal 35 minutes Accessibility: method of transporting goods Photo courtesy of www.marple-uk.com - The Marple Website View from Top Lock bridge to and from the industries Mainly flat, with a along it ,the canal is now mainly few steep footpaths used for leisure. The canal is down embankments. Roman Bridge & Viaduct popular all year long, seeing Parking: The Roman Bridge is perhaps one of the most activity from narrow boats, Memorial Park photographed bridges in the north west! Curiously anglers, walkers and cyclists. (small charge) enough the area has no known connections to the Romans, but in fact it was simply named so to attract This particular route offers many beautiful scenes to tourists in the Victorian era. enjoy as you walk, passing The Roman Bridge: A snowy scene The view as we return to the canal path On the Podcast: Ann Hearle canals, rivers, lakes, forests Following the path towards the Roman Lakes, we pass introduces us to the walk and parks. at Memorial Park. Floodgates Cottage on our Samuel Oldknow & right, and head undernearth Horse Tunnel at On the Podcast: Ann talks a viaduct. Posset Bridge Mellor Mill us through the route, Memorial Park & and the life of the The cottage, resembling a toll A name you can’t escape in famous Samuel Oldknow. The Marple Locks these parts. Samuel Oldknow, house, was once used as a tea a man instrumental in the development rooms for those visiting the The circular walk begins and ends in of Mellor and Marple during the industrial era. nearby Roman Lakes. Memorial Park. Follow the directions Viaduct and Floodgates Cottage on the map and exit the park onto He was a substancial contributor towards the construction the Peak Forest Canal, turning right of the Peak Forest Canal and the lock system. Seemingly a heading up the Marple Locks. www.marple-uk.com man that did not do things by half, he even re-routed the The Roman Lakes Peter Clarke tells us Goyt River to satisfy his mills need for flowing water. On the Podcast: We arrive at the Roman Lakes, deep in the history of the canal and its locks. Close to the Roman Lakes, stood Mellor Mill, the largest the middle of Goyt Valley, but only a Consisting of 16 locks, and completed in 1804, the mill of its kind in the north west. Built in 1792, it produced short distance from Marple town centre. Marple Locks link the north and south channels of the finely woven muslins. It stood for 100 years before Rare capture: Nuthatch Peak Forest Canal. A major engineering achievement burning down in a tremendous fire in 1892. Little can be Once a popular day out in Victorian times. The history of the time, with each movement through each lock seen of the remains of the mill today, however books talk of droves of tourists being brought by train requiring around 44,000 gallons of water. archeologists have shown interest in excavating the site. to enjoy the amenities and green surroundings, away from the pollution of the big cities. The park offered The majority of the funds used to set up his various Prior to the completion of the locks, a tram system was rowing boats on the lake, a dance floor, and tea rooms business endevours were raised on used to transport raw materials to the mills on the South among other things. credit. A large proportion of which Peak Forest Canal. came from the Arkwright’s, another Now it is a leisure park open to prominent milling family in the area. the public. With plenty of green By the time of his death, at the age spaces for a picnic, and a On the Podcast: Sue Day, of 72 in 1828, he had acrued debts nearby cafe, with free entry of the Horseboating Society, of over £200,000. and parking. tells us a bit about Maria, the oldest horse drawn On the Podcast: Rachel Sewart, wooden narrowboat in On the Podcast: Miranda of the Roman Lakes, decribes the A canal arm veers off the UK! Galloway performs a theatrical history of the lakes and reading of life at the mill. All Saints Church Tower development of Mellor Mill. close to top lock The Roman Lakes 2 1

8 1 Memorial Park

2 Marple Locks 3 Map Key 3 Peak Forest Canal Walking route

Café Telephone 4 Pub Parking All Saints Church Post Office Golf course

Bowling Green Residential area 5 4 Tennis Court Greenspace Allotments Roman Bridge Cricket Pitch

Basketball pitch Industrial area 6 Shops Dog waste bin Marple Viaduct 7 School Chemist/health centre Bus stop on busier Pedestrian crossing routes Postbox Recycling 7 Roman Lakes Cycle path Station 6 Church Number of steps 8 Old Mellor Mill Site

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Depiction of a route within this document does not imply that it constitutes a STOCKPORT designated Public Right of Way. Walking Podcast