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A3 photocopy of a 1899 map of Romiley and Compstall area, with Peak Forest Canal and Sheffield & Midland Joint Railway and surrounding farmland.

Photocopy on A1 paper of a handwritten conveyance between Company of Macclesfield Canal and Aaron Eccles of Marple referring to several parcels of land including "Amen Corner" with map of relevant area (opposite to Beams Moor House). Dated 23rd…

Material relating to Aqueduct House
a. Photocopy of lst page of typed title deeds dated 1998 on sale of Aqueduct House for £140,000 from British Waterways.
b. Email correspondence from Ian Moss to Graham Boyes 2011 further research information…

Email correspondence 2012 between Hilary Atkinson and Christopher Jones who is trying to locate a copy of the Marple Register of Canal Boats which was administered by Marple UDC under the Canal Boats Act of 1877.

Photocopy of the front book cover of The History of Marple & District, a New Edition with 40 photos and contact details.
Two ink drawings of the aqueduct. Date and artist unknown

Notice of Towpath restrictions on Peak Forest Canal for vegetation clearance work. 2012

Photocopies of 3 pages from "History of Hyde & its Neighbourhood" by Thomas Middleton 1932 : Chapter XV1 covering Peak Forest Canal, local railways and railway accidents.

Photocopy of 3 pages from an unknown publication giving information with hand drawn sketches showing Marple Tramway and locks with key.

Taken from Olive Bowyer’s booklets on the Peak Forest Canal. The description of Marple Locks is in both the…

Promotional documents advertising the Celebration of the 200th Birthday of Marple Locks : July 2004, posters, flyers.Newspaper and magazine articles on the bicentenary and on Samuel Oldknow relating to the bicentenary.

Pamphlet entitled "Top Lock to Aqueduct", map and guide with 50 highlighted points of interest, with brief history and illustrations.
Published by Marple Civic Trust as part of "Interest Trails around Marple" this being No 1. 1991

1. Original poster advertising the Marple Locks Festival Sunday 10th July 2005, listing events, stalls and activities with contact details.
2. A4 folded sheet giving features and timetable of the day's events 2005
3. Eight colour photographs…

Typed Peak Forest Canal Society Limited Newsletters. Numbers 58, 59, 61, 62 and 64 from 1976 and 1977 with details of AGM's and reports from members of the Committee

Photocopy of timetable for Ashton & Marple Swift Packet Boats for weekdays and Sundays and timetable for meeting the trains at Manchester.
Taken from Glossop Record December 1859

Go to hyperlink below for article from MLHS website relating to…

Two flyers promoting events.
1. Marple Lock & Aqueduct Public Open Day Nov 2014. An opportunity to venture deep into the drained lock (No. 2) and see the major maintenance project so far.
2. Oldknow's Roadshow & Film show November 2015, with a…

Booklet produced by Waterway Production Ltd for the Waterways Recovery Group giving history of canal restoration by volunteers to the Cheshire Ring with photographs.

Five Souvenir Programmes : Four Marple Rally of Boats souvenir booklets dated 1966, 1968, 1969 and 1970. One National Rally of Boats at Marple in 1996 organised by Inland Waterways Association. All programmes giving details of events to be held over…

Peak Forest Canal Society Limited : Newsletters 1-5 dating from 1964 -1976.
Original newsletter from lst September 1964 setting out the Society's aims and principles, committee members and news to No.1 5th April 1976.

Four pages from Navvies magazine No 275 from March 2016 celebrating 50 years of the publication 1966 - 2016.
Pages 10 and 11 article on Peak Forest : "A Vigorous Renovation Process"

Several magazine articles on Peak Forest Canal1. Stockport Heritage Magazine : Seventh Wonder : Marple Aqueduct2. Waterway World : 2000 : Marple Boat Rally 1966.3. Inland Waterways : 2002 : Campaigning for the Cheshire Ring.4. Waterways World : 2004…

Leaflet entitled "Pathway to the Past" giving history, map and details of the Macclesfield Canal.
Produced by Macclesfield Borough Council, undated

Miscellaneous Material on Peak Forest Canal ; Various dates :
1. Marple Website : History of the Construction 1794 - 1805 with photographs and text over 3 pages. Downloaded 2004.
2. Pennine Waterways Website : History of the Peak Forest Canal, 2…

Material relating to the New Horizons Canal Boat:
1. Six Original copies of Stockport Canal Boat Trust Booklets some undated and 1981-1986, 1986 - 1969, 1990, 1994
2. Original copy of the Commemorative Programme for Royal Visit 1981 by Prince…

Miscellaneous photographs of Peak Forest Canal.
Three black and white photographs from Jean Heap.
(a) two photographs of Marple Rally 1966 and 1968 (dates queried on reverse)
(b) volunteers working on canal wall.
One colour photograph of Rally…

A "Thank You" in the form of a 4 page bound booklet from the Friends at Glengarth to Mike from the New Horizons Crew after an outing taken on the New Horizons with photographs. Undated

Original copy of "Launch" magazine from 1980/1 official handbook of the Mayor of Stockport "Help the Handicapped" Appeal