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From Bugsworth to Manchester - A History of the Limestone Trail (Paperback, UK ed.)
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From Bugsworth to Manchester - A History of the Limestone Trail (Paperback, UK ed.)
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Discovery Miles 3 900
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In 1796 the 6-mile Peak Forest Tramway opened linking the
Derbyshire quarries to the canal system at Bugsworth, near Whaley
Bridge, in Derbyshire. Over the next ten years, great engineers and
entrepreneurs like Benjamin Outram and Samuel Oldknow developed a
vision of bringing limestone and other goods over 20 miles from the
heart of the Peak District into the centre of industrial Manchester
and beyond. Great feats of engineering, such as the construction of
Marple Locks and Aqueduct, allowed the Peak Forest Canal to meet
with the Ashton Canal at Portland Basin and establish a trade route
unique to the developing canal system. Today, the route is still
used by canal enthusiasts, walkers and cyclists who can embark on a
nostalgic journey through the stunning beauty of the Peak District,
industrial East Manchester and, eventually, via the Rochdale Canal,
through the centre of Manchester itself. Many of the original
buildings and structures of the route can still be found along its
length and are a fitting reminder of the ingenuity, skill and
vision of the industrialists of the late eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries.
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