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A photo-cruise on the Macclesfield Canal from Marple

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Part one.



bridge 2

Leaving Marple for Adlington .




bridge

A typical elegant Macclesfield Canal bridge .




deer park

The deer farm.




windlehurst hall

Windlehurst Hall , a renovated canalside farmhouse .




garden

Canalside gardens .




nccc bridge

A canal arm that formerly served a coal mine and the High Lane town wharf . Now the home of the North Cheshire Cruising Club .
This is the return point for morning trips .




 bridge 13

Several bridges like this can be seen as the canal passes through this former coal mining area .




mount vernon wharf

Another arm and flat decked bridge that formerly served the "Nelson" pit . Now used for leisure boat services .There is an information centre and wheelchair accessible (with RADAR key) lavatory , nearby.




jack wide

Flooded mining subsidence , the return point for afternoon trips follows shortly .







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