When looking on the internet a while back I found a great article on a walk around Chadkirk and here it is,   quoted from http://www.marple-uk.com/chadkirk.htm . At Aussie Dog Care we enjoyed this historic walk and the information on marple uk was fantastic on informing me about Chadkirk and the surrounding areas past.

“1)     On leaving the Car Park adjacent to Rose Hill station make your way    back to Stockport Road, cross the zebra crossing and turn left. After about 100 yards turn    right into Marple Hall Drive. Follow this road for about 400 yards until it makes a right    angle turn.

2)     Proceed straight ahead, past the site of Marple Hall. This stately mansion was where John Bradshawe lived as a    young man. In later life in his role as President of the High Court of Justice he signed    King Charles I death warrant.

Unfortunately in the    1950s, after the caretaker died, the vandals moved in and reduced the building to a ruin    in a matter of months.

The ground falls away steeply to your right    and although there are a number of paths leading down, follow the main path alongside the    edge of the playing fields of Marple Hall School.

Through the trees you will be able to see the    River Goyt in the valley. The Goyt and the Tame combine near Stockport to form the River    Mersey.

3)     The path eventually drops down to Dooley Lane. Turn right past the    Garden Centre and over Otterspool Bridge. This was the extreme boundary of the old forest    of Macclesfield. After a short distance turn right past the car park and follow the road    to Chadkirk Chapel.

Chadkirk has the distinction, unlike Marple, of being mentioned in the Domesday Book. The whole manor was 3 miles long and 1¹/2 miles wide of which most was woodland. The value was assessed to be worth 10 shillings.

4) Although legend has it that Chadkirk is associated with the 7th century missionary St Chad, the present Chapel dates back to the early 16th century although it has been restored on a    number of occasions since then. The building is now owned by Stockport Council and is open    to the public on Saturday and Sundays between 1.00 pm and 5.00 pm (admission free). There    is an audio/visual show giving the history of the chapel and St. Chad.

Adjoining the chapel is a farm which is also open to the public at certain times.

Follow the road past the farm. On the left as you go up the hill you will pass St Chad’s Well and an information board gives you details    of this historic site.

At the top of the hill some stone steps on the right take you up to the canal.

5) At this point you have the first choice of route. See below for alternative Route B.

On    reaching the canal turn right along the towpath. As you will see the canal has been cut    out of the steep hillside and its construction over 200 years ago is a monument to the skill of the canal engineers of the time with the limited resources available to them.

6) Opposite the canalside factory is a path on the right for alternative Route C. See bottom of page for details.

Shortly after passing the factory the canal enters the    308 yard Hyde Bank tunnel which although only being a short tunnel has no towpath    requiring horsedrawn narrowboats to be legged through. Take the path over the top passing    a farm before bearing right and following a steepish path down to rejoin the canal.

The canal continues its path along the side    of the hill until, after passing under a bridge, it enters a relatively narrow section for    a hundred yards or so. This was formerly Rose Hill tunnel which collapsed over 100 years    ago and rather than rebuild it they opened it up. In 1997 the embankment became unstable    and had to be strengthened, substantially, at a cost of £300,000.

Just ahead the canal crosses the    Marple Aqueduct. This magnificent structure built 200 years ago stands 100ft above the    river Goyt. In the early 1960s this structure was faced with closure when a severe frost    so badly damaged it that it was uncertain whether it would ever reopen to navigation. As a    consequence the flight of locks also fell into disrepair and it was only the sterling    efforts of a group of enthusiasts who formed the Peak Forest Canal Society that eventually    both the aqueduct and locks were saved.

7) Continue    alongside the locks until you reach lock 7 where you cross the bridge close to the bottom    gates and head for a footpath marked with two metal stakes.

This path, after about    150 yards, meets up with Winnington Road. Cross over and make your way up Grosvenor Road.    At the junction with Manor Road continue straight ahead to a footpath known as Seven    Stiles. The stiles have long gone but the footpath happily remains. Follow the path which    after about 200 yards crosses a road before leading down to another path. After a short    distance you follow the boundary of Marple Cricket Club.

Eventually the path terminates on Bowden    Lane. Turn right and over the railway bridge. Turn left onto Dale Road and follow this to    Stockport Road. The car park is just across the road.”

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