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Simon Stoker Archive - Canal Views 2
This photo gallery forms a part of the Simon Stoker Archive, a collection of images shared by the former General Manager of the Cromford Canal, Simon Stoker. The captions are his own.
Images marked (ADS) were taken by his late father, Dr. Desmond Stoker.
More images can be seen on the previous page.
Please note that the galleries are due to be updated in the near future to use a better viewing system.
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One of the trapdoors set in the bed of the canal. This was about halfway between Cromford and High Peak. (ADS)
, raising about £1000 for the CCS.)
Dr. Desmond Stoker, Chairman of CCS, on 13th August, 1988 - the day after his 79th birthday. He is pictured during a solo sponsored boat-pull from Leawood to Cromford (!), raising about £1000 for the CCS.
![Dennis Shooter and Simon Stoker, dressed by the BBC to film "Silas Marner" on 29th March 1985. The horse is called 'Strawberry'.](../../popwindow.htm?image=images/ss_archive/large/ssimg000015.jpg?narrative=Dennis Shooter and Simon Stoker, dressed by the BBC to film "Silas Marner" on 29th March 1985. The horse is called 'Strawberry'.)
Dennis Shooter and Simon Stoker, dressed by the BBC to film "Silas Marner" on 29th March 1985. The horse is called 'Strawberry'.
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This picture was taken from a light aircraft to show how tight the various methods of transport down at High Peak are. (Cibachrome print from 35mm transparency)
An icy February morning on Leawood Aqueduct.
![Gary and Dennis Shooter (father and son) who were full time employees of CCS in the almost finished shop in the larger warehouse at Cromford Wharf. When finished the counter was constructed to look like the John Gray, although the cabin at the left is not yet painted. [For access we used the original fixed bridge from Leawood Aqueduct. Waste not want not!]](../../popwindow.htm?image=images/ss_archive/large/ssimg000017.jpg?narrative=Gary and Dennis Shooter (father and son) who were full time employees of CCS in the almost finished shop in the larger warehouse at Cromford Wharf. When finished the counter was constructed to look like the John Gray, although the cabin at the left is not yet painted. [For access we used the original fixed bridge from Leawood Aqueduct. Waste not want not!])
Gary and Dennis Shooter (father and son) who were full time employees of CCS in the almost finished shop in the larger warehouse at Cromford Wharf. When finished the counter was constructed to look like the John Gray, although the cabin at the left is not yet painted. [For access we used the original fixed bridge from Leawood Aqueduct. Waste not want not!]