Friday 8th June,
On the move today. Just three things to do in Marple before we go. 1. Post some cards: 2. Buy some hardware: 3. Buy 3 days food.
Off we head down the street to the Post Office, a street we haven't been down before so we go past the PO to the lights at the corner to cross the road. While waiting Diana talks to a local about the PO and she says there is another one down in Marple Bridge. Well we have been going to go there ever since comming to Marple. We know it is a steep road down but thats OK there is a bus back. The weather is not the best with a bit of drizzle and a full overcast. There is some interesting brick work on the bigger houses and with the overcast sky I start taking pictures of chimneys and think thats what todays blog will be about.
Off we head down the street to the Post Office, a street we haven't been down before so we go past the PO to the lights at the corner to cross the road. While waiting Diana talks to a local about the PO and she says there is another one down in Marple Bridge. Well we have been going to go there ever since comming to Marple. We know it is a steep road down but thats OK there is a bus back. The weather is not the best with a bit of drizzle and a full overcast. There is some interesting brick work on the bigger houses and with the overcast sky I start taking pictures of chimneys and think thats what todays blog will be about.
Marple Bridge is a pretty village
and visiting the PO complets task 1 for the day. There are a number of interesting buildings to look at before finding a reat place for lunch. Originaly we should have been back on th boat for lunch. Diana starts talking to a local at lunch and we find out about some of the history of the area and the location of an old mill, lake and waterwheels. So now we are going a different way back, no bus this way and an extra hill to climb. It was well worth the journey. The mill has gone but excavations have started on the foundations to give some idea of its size. 5 stories high and employed 500 people. The mill owner was one of the better ones in looking after his staff, became very wealthy and financed the 16 Marple locks. Past the mill we continued further away from the boat and visited the lake and waterway system used to operate the 3 water wheels to power the mill. All very worth while but now it is time to head back to Marple on the direct route uphill all the way. Bought the hardware and the food and arrived back at the boat a bit worn out. I guess we walked about 7 miles horizontally and, perhaps a bit exagerated, 1 mile vertically.
Saturday 9th June. 2 3/4 miles
Off we go down the Maccesfield canal 1 3/4 miles till we come to the bridge under the A6. Moor up, have lunch then walk the 2 miles (down hill) to Hazel Grove to meet an old friend John. Had a cuppa and a chat for about an hour before catching the bus (up hill) back to the boat. then off we go and moor up at a regular spot in the country side to complete our day
Great collection of chimney pots
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