Railway viaduct, Marple, Greater Manchester

Railway viaduct, Marple, Greater Manchester

Photograph taken 1954 © Historic England Archive ref: AA98/05402

A view of a railway viaduct in Marple showing a steam goods train running beside the Peak Forest Canal.

Location

Greater Manchester Marple

Period

1950s (1950 - 1959)

Themes

Britain's motorway network was started in the 1960s providing improved transport links for the growing number of cars. This service station was one of the earliest.

Life Since 1948

Tags

bridge viaduct train railway transport canal 1950s (1950 - 1959)