Unity Mills Footbridge No 10 
Address is taken from a point 314 yards away.
Unity Mills Footbridge No 10 carries a footpath over 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.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), piling suitable for hooks. Between bridges 9 & 10 is a nice spot.
There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Captain Clarkes Bridge No 7 | 7 furlongs | |
| Apethorne Bridge No 8 | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Apethorne Footpath Tunnel | 4 furlongs | |
| Apethorne Footbridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Houghton Dale Bridge No 9 | 1 furlong | |
| Unity Mills Footbridge No 10 | ||
| Unity Mills Winding Hole | ½ furlongs | |
| Footbridge No 11 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Woodley Bridge No 12 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Woodley Railway Bridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Woodley Tunnel (northern entrance) | 5¾ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Houghton Dale Bridge No 9
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![Bridge #10 on the Peak Forest Canal. Beyond is the derelict Unity Mill [[6082056]] by Graham Hogg – 05 March 2019](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/08/24/6082441_65476c9f_120x120.jpg)








![Puddles on the towpath, south of Bridge 10. It had been raining a lot, but the towpath further north [in Tameside] had no puddles. by Christine Johnstone – 10 May 2014](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/98/68/3986836_fe44e583_120x120.jpg)












