Canal Street Winding Hole is on the Peak Forest Canal (Lower).
Early plans of what would become the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) were drawn up by Charles Edwards in 1835 but problems with Eastcester Inclined plane caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. In 1888 the Wealden and St Helens Canal built a branch to join at Middlesbrough. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Stoke-on-Trent never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal between Huntingdon and Stockton-on-Tees was lost by the building of the Doncaster to Presstone railway in 1990. "A Very Special Boat" by Thomas Parker describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Warwick Tunnel.

You can wind here.
| Warble Wharf | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Dunkirk Farm Bridge Winding Hole | 5 furlongs | |
| Dunkirk Farm Bridge No 4 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| M67 Road Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Wilson Brook Aqueduct | ¼ furlongs | |
| Canal Street Winding Hole | ||
| Hyde Bridge No 6 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Raglan Street Footbridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Gower Hey Pipe Bridge | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Captain Clarkes Bridge No 7 | 5 furlongs | |
| Apethorne Bridge No 8 | 6 furlongs | |
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![A boat but no train nor plane. A narrowboat [[4790636]] is moored on the Peak Forest Canal by Ann Street. The concrete bridge in the background carries the Rose Hill to Piccadilly railway line over the M67 motorway. There is only a half-hourly service and no train was passing at the time. It lies underneath the flightpath of planes landing at Manchester airport but at this time there wasn't one in sight. by Gerald England – 07 January 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/79/06/4790668_742b4005_120x120.jpg)









![Hyde Winding Hole. Between bridges #5 and #6 on the Peak Forest Canal is a winding hole where the canal widens out allow boats to turn around if they wish. Just behind the trees is the M67 motorway and crossing over it in the background is the Manchester (Piccadilly) to Marple (Rose Hill) railway line. In the water are two Canadian Geese that I've just disturbed [[4586628]]. by Gerald England – 20 July 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/58/67/4586723_a7f9304a_120x120.jpg)
![A Gesturing Goose. I disturbed a pair of Canadian Geese [[4586628]] on the towpath of the Peak Forest Canal. They slipped into the water as I approached [[4586723]]. When I zoomed in for a closer view one of them raised itself up from the water and flapped its wings at me. by Gerald England – 20 July 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/58/68/4586851_969f30dd_120x120.jpg)







![Fishing at Moorside Place. Fishing on the Peak Forest Canal here is so much easier than it was in 2008 [[1013898]]. Since then the Automasters Engineering Works has been demolished and replaced by a modern housing estate. The towpath has been opened up giving easier access. by Gerald England – 10 April 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/35/68/2356844_85e4854a_120x120.jpg)


![Peak Forest Canal. Viewed from the Manchester Road Bridge.On the left is the Automasters factory [[1012419]]. by Gerald England – 15 November 2007](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/01/24/1012432_e5328457_120x120.jpg)

![Automasters Site. With the canalside door ajar, a view is afforded across the site of the demolished Automasters factory to the Grade II listed canal warehouses http://oldhyde.blogspot.com/2007/12/canal-warehouse.html around the bend of the Peak Forest Canal.Same view in July 2009 [[1416989]]. by Gerald England – 14 April 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/27/46/1274655_13a0bb32_120x120.jpg)


