Cromford to Ambergate Section

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The Pinxton Arm

Cromford Wharf in the early part of last century
Cromford Wharf in the early part of last century 		High Peak Junction in the early part of last century
High Peak Junction in the early part of last century 		Cromford in the 1980's. The vessels shown are as follows (nearest first): Smalley excavator mounted on purpose-built (by Smalley) pontoon with hydraulic stabilisers; The Duchess (now being used for coal by the pump group); in the distance the bows of John Gray, the horse drawn trip boat
Cromford in the 1980's. The vessels shown are as follows (nearest first): Smalley excavator mounted on purpose-built (by Smalley) pontoon with hydraulic stabilisers; The Duchess (now being used for coal by the pump group); in the distance the bows of John Gray, the horse drawn trip boat
Cromford in the 1960's when the colour works used the Wharf
Cromford in the 1960's when the colour works used the Wharf 		The John Gray being turned just beyond High Peak Junction, sometime in the 70's
The John Gray being turned just beyond High Peak Junction, sometime in the 70's 		A well-dressed school group early in the 20th century pose on the swing bridge across Wigwell aqueduct at Leawood
A well-dressed school group early in the 20th century pose on the swing bridge across Wigwell aqueduct at Leawood
Leawood Pump House (from an old postcard)
Leawood Pump House (from an old postcard) 		Leawood Aqueduct caused Jessop problems when he was building it and it delayed the opening of the canal until 1794. In the 1960s, before it was lined with plastic sheeting, it used to leak - which was particularly noticeable in winter. (photo - Frank Rodgers)
Leawood Aqueduct caused Jessop problems when he was building it and it delayed the opening of the canal until 1794. In the 1960s, before it was lined with plastic sheeting, it used to leak - which was particularly noticeable in winter. (photo - Frank Rodgers) 		Looking down to the railway aqueduct at Leawood, with a double headed diesel-hauled passenger train heading north, the first engine being a Western Region Hymek - well off its usual stamping ground. (Photo - Geoffrey Sheldon)
Looking down to the railway aqueduct at Leawood, with a double headed diesel-hauled passenger train heading north, the first engine being a Western Region Hymek - well off its usual stamping ground. (Photo - Geoffrey Sheldon)
The cottage at the junction of the Nightingale arm, just south of Leawood Aqueduct, was built for the lock keeper but later became a private dwelling, and now sadly a ruin.
The cottage at the junction of the Nightingale arm, just south of Leawood Aqueduct, was built for the lock keeper but later became a private dwelling, and now sadly a ruin. 		A photo described as "near Whatstandwell" (Photo from the collection of John Hopkinson)
A photo described as "near Whatstandwell" (Photo from the collection of John Hopkinson) 		Our Archivist, Hugh Potter, says of this picture: "This image is a really exciting find, as it is a very sharp copy of an old print of Robin Hood, the hamlet between Whatstandwell and Gregory Tunnel. The site was a stone saw mills, built there presumably because of its proximity to Duke's Quarries (which supplied gritstone for the construction of several well-known buildings in London) and the water power offered by the stream which runs through the hamlet before passing under the canal by a deep culvert. On a map of 1811, a Stone Wharf is shown, but no buildings. The original cast iron windows can be seen on the lower floor of the main building to the left. A steam engine was once installed here, but is thought never to have operated, possibly because of the stone traffic transferring from canal to railway. The canal is narrower now than it was, and the workshop to right that is no longer there."
Our Archivist, Hugh Potter, says of this picture: "This image is a really exciting find, as it is a very sharp copy of an old print of Robin Hood, the hamlet between Whatstandwell and Gregory Tunnel. The site was a stone saw mills, built there presumably because of its proximity to Duke's Quarries (which supplied gritstone for the construction of several well-known buildings in London) and the water power offered by the stream which runs through the hamlet before passing under the canal by a deep culvert. On a map of 1811, a Stone Wharf is shown, but no buildings. The original cast iron windows can be seen on the lower floor of the main building to the left. A steam engine was once installed here, but is thought never to have operated, possibly because of the stone traffic transferring from canal to railway. The canal is narrower now than it was, and the workshop to right that is no longer there."

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