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Newspaper articles relating to New Horizons Boat dating from 1991. Events, fundraising along with original 4 full pages of photographs of Prince Charles visit in 1981 from the Express.

A4 document with photographs and information on donated Marple Boat Rally Plaques with history of the event from its first rally in 1966 when over 200 boats attended at Marple.
Plaques donated by John Foley of Waterway Restoration Group, stored in…

Photocopies of Pages 45 & 268 extracted from "Hadfields British Canals" The Inland Waterway of Britain and Ireland by Charles Hadfield showing local views of Marple aqueduct and Goyt Mill.

Photocopy of hand drawn technical map by Brian Lamb, Stretford dated 1967 with dimensions, and history with important dates on A3 paper.

Box file containing New Horizons visitors book with a variety of black and white and colour photographs of events and people who have used the service over numerous years.
Photographs include Prince Charles's visit in 1981 and various local…

Three pages of Western Canal Distance Tables extracted from a Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway publication giving distances on Macclesfield, Ashton and Peak Forest Canal around Marple.
Date Unknown

Research material on Aqueduct Mill and its environs which includes
(a) handwritten notes and extracts from census returns of 1851 to 1891
(b) eight cards containing information about packet boats, Queens Hotel, Marple Printing Company, etc.
(c)…

Photocopies of correspondence from Ministry of Transport Ministry of Public Building and Works re condition and present danger of Aqueduct. 1962/63.

Minutes of Meeting held at Ministry of Transport, London, to discuss future of Marple Aqueduct :…

Colour photograph from unknown source (possibly calendar or magazine) : Marple Smithy and Repair Shop (now demolished) Possett Pound, accompanied with handwritten description of illustration:On Right of Canal : Smithy - demolished, bungalows now…

Four typed pages giving number, location and milage inbetween of bridges on the Macclesfield Canal.
Up to Bridge 94 with comment "No further information available after No 94".
Donated by Bill Beard.