Pete’s    Montgomery Canal  Photo-site

Carreghofa to Four Crosses (Section 8)

This section is navigable for portable craft but there are dropped bridges.

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Top lock at Carreghofa.

The Tanat Feeder is to  be seen entering the canal. (To the right of the photo behind the tree).

Note the familiar Montgomery canal paddle gear by the side of the lock gate.

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By the top lock, the side pond with its sluice is an interesting feature.

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Also near the top of the top lock.

A picnic area with a seat has been installed, enabling you to rest and enjoy the pleasant scenery

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Old Toll Office.

Also at  Carreghofa Top Lock is this building  by the lock side that was the old toll office.

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Below the top lock is Bridge No.95.

And adjacent are the well kept gardens of the original Lock Keepers Cottage.

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  Carreghofa Bottom Lock below Bridge No.95 and the lock keepers cottage.

  The unique Montgomery  Paddle Gear stands prominently by the top gate of the Bottom Lock.

 To the left of the lock is a side pond that was constructed due to the short pound between the locks.

  Also to the left, across the road you can see the original  Lock Keepers Cottage, now a private house.

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Looking back towards Carreghofa Locks from the Newtown direction.

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This is the site of the flatted Williams Bridge ( No. 96).

Another obstacle to the canals  restoration is this flatted bridge. This originally carried the main Welshpool to Oswestry road.

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Flood arches passing through the embankment remind us how close we are getting to the course of the Vyrnwy.

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This view is along the Vyrnwy Aqueduct looking from the direction of  the dropped  Williams Bridge.

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Milepost

Hidden by the hedge on the towpath is this milepost telling us that we are 23 miles from Newtown and

12 miles from Frankton.

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    The Vyrnwy (or Newbridge) Aqueduct.

Seen from the Newbridge Road Bridge.

     Four of the arches spanning the River Vyrnwy.

Constructed by the Dadfords , this is the site of many  self-sealing leaks in the past. "Temporary" tie bars and girders are still  to be seen.

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Looking east from the towpath of the Newbridge Aqueduct along the course of the River Vyrnwy.

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