Maria was at Marple between 23rd June and 3rd July, close to the spot where she was built in 1954. She was on public display near Marple Top Lock during this time and was horseboated down the locks as part of the Marple Locks Festival.
At noon at the Top Lock, the boat was loaded with a few “vintage sacks of coal” which were taken down the locks to the festival site in the park. After a harnessing demo to the public at 2 pm, the boat continued to Samuel Oldknow’s warehouse where the sacks were unloaded. After the flight of 16 locks, the boat crossed the high Marple Aqueduct before soon being legged through Hyde Bank Tunnel.
Read Sue Day’s full report and see photos of the event here in our Photo Gallery.
Photo: Warwick Burton<
Photo: Warwick Burton<
Read Sue Day’s full report and see photos of the event here in our Photo Gallery.