Description: Buxworth Basin was the eastern terminus of the Peak Forest Canal where limestone and lime from the quarries in the Dove Holes area was loaded into narrowboats. The connection to the quarries was via the Peak Forest Tramroad, a horse-worked plateway that was in operation from 1796 until the mid-1920s. The canal basin and the eastern arm from Bridgemont (the southern arm terminated at Whaley Bridge) thereafter fell into disuse but from 1968 underwent a long period of restoration, culminating in their reopening to boats in 2005. The basin has been a Scheduled Ancient Monument since 1977.
This view, taken during the restoration period, is looking east from the reinstated footbridges that connected the various wharves and shows excavators and a dumper engaged in site clearance. As can be seen, the canal bed was largely dry and full of reeds, the water supply having been stopped off on the approach to the basin. The new-looking bridge in the background spans the recently completed Chapel-en-le-Frith Bypass, while the cottages to the right are in Western Lane.