Canals of South Wales and the Border

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First published 1960. Authoritative account of canals and their development in South Wales and bordering counties, 18th century to 1940s, with a focus on individual canals. Also much on canal carrying; distribution of commodities such as coal, corn, timber, etc; and private tramroads built to link mines, quarries, ironworks, etc, to the canals Has sections: 1] 'Background to canals'; 2] 'Canals west of Swansea' - Kymer's Canal / 'General Warde's Canal' / 'Hopkin's Canal / Pen y fan Canal / Wern Canal / Vauxhall Canal / Llandeilo & Llandovery Canal projects / Carmarthenshire Tramroad / Earl of Ashburnham's Canal / Kidwelly & Llanelly Canal / Pembrey Canal / Burry and Loughor Rivers / Kilgetty Canal; 3] 'Canals of the Tawe Valley' - Llansamlet (Smith's) Canal / Morris's Canal / Swansea and Trewyddfa Canals / Oystermouth Canal project / Brecon Forest Tramroad; 4] 'The Neath canals' - Mackworth's Canal / Penrhiwtyn Canal / Neath Canal / Glyn-neath & Abernant Tramroad / Giant's Grave & Briton Ferry (Jersey) Canal; 5] 'Mr George Tennant's Canals' - Glan y wern Canal / Ref Jacket (Neath & Swansea Junction) Canal / Tennant (Neath & Swansea Junction) Canal'; 6] 'Canals of Taff Vale' - Cyfarthfa Canal / Glamorganshire Canal / Penydarren Canal / The Doctor's Canal / Aberdare Canal; 7] 'Monmouthshire Canal and its tramroad connections' - Monmouthshire Canal / Sirhowy Tramroad / Trevil Tramroad; 8] 'Brecknock 7 Abergavenny Canal and its tramroad connections' - Brecknock & Abergavenny Canal / Llanvihangel, Grosmont and Hereford Tramroads / Bryn oer Tramroad / Hay and Kington Tramroads; 9] 'Waterways of Herefordshire and the Forest of Dean' - Rivers Wye and Lugg / Leominster Canal / Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal / Lydney Canal and Severn & Wye Tramroad / Pidcock's Canal. Has as an appendix 'Summary of facts about the canals and navigations of South Wales and the Border' [pp244-57]