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Catherine
May 26, 2025
Hiking
This is the only remaining manually operated swing bridge on the Macclesfield Canal. The others have either been dismantled or are left open. After some earlier improvement work, it was removed, fully restored and reinstated in full working order in 1998.
Franz Josef Klingen
June 30, 2026
Hiking
Great monument from another time.
Canal was opened in 1831 and is 42 km long. More information can be found at
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macclesfield_Canal
Canal was opened in 1831 and is 42 km long. More information can be found at
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macclesfield_Canal
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