Growing wall

We live in a cul-de-sac at the end of which is a 3 m (approx) wall that retains the boatyard next to the Buxton Road on the Macclesfield Canal. This is a view from Google maps that shows you the other side of the wall https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!q=SK10+1LX&data=!1m8!1m3!1d3!2d-2.114347!3d53.259132!2m2!1f346.73!2f82.97!4f75!2m9!1e1!2m4!1sWSRVeNTbi8lkPDm6pZHenQ!2e0!9m1!6s%C2%A9+2014+Google!5m2!1sWSRVeNTbi8lkPDm6pZHenQ!2e0!4m15!2m14!1m13!1s0x487a4915f2f41d7f%3A0xb73f8b687a65135a!3m8!1m3!1d44202!2d-2.1277204!3d53.2611429!3m2!1i1708!2i889!4f13.1!4m2!3d53.2598051!4d-2.1156121&fid=5
so you can see that this is definitely a retaining wall.

I love this wall so much because it protects us and has lots of lovely plants growing on it. Occasionally small boys use it as a climbing wall. It is constructed from Kerridge stone that is originally pink but weathers to grey-green. I would date this wall to around 1830 (guessing) given that was the time of the canal's construction which would mean that it predates the older houses in our street that are of the Edwardian era.
If you ever drive up Buxton Road on the way to the Cat and Fiddle, think of this wall as you go over the canal bridge.