Outram, Brown And Wheatcroft - Buxworth, UK - Blue Plaques on Waymarking.com

It is mounted on the wall of the Wharfingers house, an English Heritage Grade II listed building.

The house stands near the entrance to Bugsworth Basin at the end of the Peak Forest Canal, and where it connected to the Peak Forest Tramway that carried stone down from nearby quarries for loading onto the canal boats.

The Wharfinger was responsible for the operation of the basin and collecting fees from the canal boats. Outside the house the canal narrowed and the boats were stopped there to evaluate the weight of the boat.

The text on the blue plaques is as follows

Inland Waterways Protection Society

Peak Forest Canal Company
Benjamin Outram (1764-1805)
Consulting Engineer

Thomas Brown (1772-1850)
Resident Engineer

German Wheatcroft (1773-1841)
First Wharfinger at
Bugsworth Canal Basin

Blue Plaque managing agency: Inland Waterways Protection Society Individual Recognized: Banjamin Outram, Thomas Brown, German Wheatcroft Physical Address: Wharfinger House Bugsworth Basin Buxsworth, Derbyshire United Kingdom SK23 7NF Web Address: [Web Link]

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