Still in Newport. I'm at a lock on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. The bit in Newport was originally the Monmouthshire Canal linking Newport to Pontnewynydd for transporting coal and iron to Newport. It was started in 1792 and opened in 1796. Later it was joined to another canal network and became the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. Over the years bits of the canal network were closed with it finally being abandoned in 1962 when it was felt nobody would ever use it again. Two years later restoration started on part of it. The section in Newport was made a conservation area in 1998. Work has started on restoring it, this included demolishing and rebuilding the Bettws Lane Bridge. This had been built after the canal had been closed so was too low to allow boats to pass. It's really quite nice to walk along, lots of tasty looking ducks and its easy to forget you're in a city and not far from the M4.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Monmouthshire Canal
Still in Newport. I'm at a lock on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. The bit in Newport was originally the Monmouthshire Canal linking Newport to Pontnewynydd for transporting coal and iron to Newport. It was started in 1792 and opened in 1796. Later it was joined to another canal network and became the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. Over the years bits of the canal network were closed with it finally being abandoned in 1962 when it was felt nobody would ever use it again. Two years later restoration started on part of it. The section in Newport was made a conservation area in 1998. Work has started on restoring it, this included demolishing and rebuilding the Bettws Lane Bridge. This had been built after the canal had been closed so was too low to allow boats to pass. It's really quite nice to walk along, lots of tasty looking ducks and its easy to forget you're in a city and not far from the M4.
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