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Posted: 13 Feb 2015

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H. Ford coal merchant

H. Ford coal merchant
10s 10d for 1 ton of coal sold in June 1857 by H. Ford, Coal merchant based at the coal wharf on the canal side in Macclesfield. Large quantities were transported to Macclesfield by the canal from collieries a few miles north and also from the Potteries. Rail transport eventually took over much of this trade and many merchants moved to coal yards near the main goods yards.

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 Alan Mays
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Thanks for the explanation--I wouldn't have realized that the wharf was along a canal otherwise! Knowing a little about the background of a piece like this makes it that much more interesting!
10 years ago.

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