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Marple Locks: A bid for UNESCO recognition?

More than two hundred years since the construction of the North West's canals helped kickstart the industrial revolution, there's a campaign for one of its most spectacular sections to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The 16-lock flight at Marple in Stockport is one of the steepest in Britain and its Aqueduct is held up as an enduring example of engineering brilliance.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Manchester's Kevin Fitzpatrick reports.

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