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cause of good relationships between the canal companies, particularly over water supply. The
whole ensemble is framed at each end by a pair of immaculate roving bridges, of which the
canal has several excellent examples.
The stop lock at Marple
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The canal quickly breaks into open country although it is just possible to glimpse the
spread of spires, gas holders and tower blocks of the south of Manchester through gaps in the
hedge on the right. The noise of jets using Manchester Airport can be heard.
Just before leaving High Lane, the Bull's Head is passed on the right while the Dog &
Partridge offers food 200m up the road the other way.
An aqueduct carries the canal over the railway on its first high embankment and gives
views through to Disley, a castle-like structure in Lyme Country Park and the Peak District
National Park, which runs parallel to the canal for much of its length and comes within 600m
of the canal at one point.
Arrival at Bollington is marked by the Clarence cotton spinning mill, which has been trans-
formed into accommodation, shops, Canalside Community Radio and a Discovery Centre.
This time it is of stone but still has the hoist over the canal. An aqueduct takes the canal over
the river. Strangely, Bollington lies on the River Dean while Macclesfield is on the River
Bollin. The Grade II Adelphi Mill for cotton and then silk, including fabric for parachutes,
houses commercial premises. The aqueduct over the B5091 has the stone of its semi-circular
arch curved into its wingwalls.
