Outram, Brown And Wheatcroft - Buxworth, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc
N 53° 20.151 W 001° 58.422
30U E 568338 N 5910123
This blue plaque commemorates three people involved in the construction and running of the Peak Forest Canal.
Waymark Code: WMKYDF
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/14/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
Views: 1

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


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