Virtual Cruise - Bugsworth Basin (2)

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Middle Basin, Bugsworth
The canal curving round into the Middle Basin at Bugsworth.
Middle Basin, Bugsworth
The Middle Basin at Bugsworth. The Middle Basin Arm leads off to the left, while the Upper Basin is beyond the far bridge.
Middle Basin Arm, Bugsworth
The Middle Basin Arm at Bugsworth. There was originally a building straddling the basin in which burnt lime from the nearby lime kilns would be loaded into boats.
Silk Hill bridge at Bugsworth
Silk Hill Bridge between the Middle Basin and the Upper Basin. Silk Hill was a route for transporting silk from Macclesfield.
Upper Basin at Bugsworth
The Upper Basin, Bugsworth.
Upper Basin Arm at Bugsworth
The Upper Basin Arm.
at Bugsworth
The Navigation Inn, which stands beside the Upper Basin. The village, which has now become known as Buxworth, is situated up the hill behind the Navigation Inn.
Bugsworth Basin Map
Map of Bugsworth Basin.

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The opening of Bugsworth Basin.

Peak Forest Canal home page

External link to IWPS website about Bugsworth Basin