 Winch on lock gates |
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 Still life in Manchester |
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 Canal St. Having a gay old time! |
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 In the bowels of Manchester |
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 Do you need a licence for a U-Boat? |
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 There's low and there's LOW Had to remove plants etc. luckily solar panels just went under! |
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 Portland basin at junc. with Peak Forest This marks the point we finally start heading south. |
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 Classic and vintage cars at Portland basin |
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 Marple aquaduct |
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 Lock 1 Marple flight |
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 Top lock at Marple Macclesfield canal goes off to right under bridge |
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 Veiw across Pennines |
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 Moored in Buxworth basin Used to be Bugsworth but name changed |
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 Canalside cottage with 'Queen' |
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 Bosley locks |
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 Mow Cop |
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 Crossing the Trent and Mersey canal We join the T & M just round the corner |
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 On the Trent and Mersey We joined from under bridge on left, water here is orange due to iron strata nearby. |
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 One of the old bottle kilns in Stoke on Trent |
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 Etruria, Stoke on Trent Caldon canal joins just above this lock |
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 Canalside cottages |
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 Star inn at Stone lock Has 13 rooms, none on the same level |
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 Bird life |
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 Shugborough hall |
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 Pretty lock cottage |
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 Family round the fire |
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 Catching up |
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 Armitage 'tunnel' |
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