Bankend Quarries

Bankend Quarries were situated on the offside of the canal between Newtown, New Mills, and Furness Vale.

Permit No 362: Issued on Saturday, 21 June 1800. It permitted John Wardle on board Samuel Oldknow Esquire's Boat No. 1 to carry 23 tons of stone from Bankend Wharf to Marple, a distance of 5 miles (actually 4 miles 14 chains rounded up to 5 miles). It was signed by Samuel Armstrong, the Wharfinger at Bankend Wharf.

23 tons x 5d per ton for stone  =  9s 7d