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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	LS/386.48
Title	From Bugsworth to Manchester: a history of the limestone trail
Date	2015
Publication Date	2015
Author	Littlechilds, Ian
Author	Page, Phil
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
ISBN	9781445640600
Abstract	By the early 19th century the canal systems were allowing the cheaper transportation of building materials across the country. In 1802 the Peak Forest Canal Company bought land at Ancoats Wharf in Manchester and bulk shipped limestone and lime at cheap rates from its quarries in the Peak District via the Peak Forest Canal and the Ashton Canal. Samuel Oldknow of Mellor, who pioneered the manufacture of muslin, was the largest shareholder in the Peak Forest Canal and his warehouse can still be seen at Marple locks. Bugsworth Basin was established as a key transhipment point, between the Peak Forest Canal and its tramways, for the transport of limestone from quarries around Buxton into Manchester. It quickly grew to become one of the largest ports on the English canal network. This book takes a look at this industrial route.
Term	CANALS
	LIMESTONE
	INDUSTRIES
	INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION