Pete's Montgomery Canal Photo-site.
Waen Wen (Pant) to Llanymynech (dry)(Section6). This “dry” section contains water from Bridge19 to Lanymynech but the water is at a lowered level as far as the embankment.
Leaving the Waen Wen area of Pant, we come to another obstacle in the path of the restoration. The canal bed has now got a sewer pipe running in it.Note the box manhole in the centre of the canal bed.
Further along the dry canal bed as we get nearer to Pant.The path of the sewer pipe is still clearly marked by the mound of earth following the line of the channel.
Below the village of Pant, before reaching the next bridge, it is a surprise to find a section of the dry canal bed that appears to have had recent bank restoration on the towpath side.
At Pant, we come to Bridge Number 88, carrying a lane over the canal.The path is blocked from this point as the bed is fenced off under the bridge.Note the tunnel that passes through the left hand side.
Looking back from the bridge in the previous photo, the path of the canal is marked by a depression in the field.The canal was very wide in this area.
Access here is blocked off by fencing as the area is grazed by ponies.If you retrace your steps back to the last bridge, you can bypass this section by following the road that runs parallel to, but just below, the canal.
Dense undergrowth below Pant.This scene is far from the busy scene that you would have witnessed in the canal's heyday.The area that you can see is where the paths of the railway and canal used to cross.
Leaving the overgrown area, we come to a field that shows little sign of the canal bed. Lime Kilns Wharf is seen in the distance.An edge-rail tramway used to carry limestone from the northern end of Llanymynech quarry to the base of the lime kilns that were adjacent to the canal.
A close up view of the lime kilns.A bungalow has now been built above the structure.Try to picture the scene of the kilns as they used to be with the tramway and wharf in the foreground.
Bridge 91. After crossing the road that passes over the bridge, just past the lime kilns, you can rejoin the towpath again behind the buildings you see to the left of the photo.The canal is in water past the bridge but at reduced level.
Looking back in the direction of the lime kilns.There is water in the bed but this is not at normal level.Note. At the right hand side of the towpath, near to where this photo was taken from, there is a Montgomery Canal milepost.
A close up view of the milepost mentioned in the previous caption.Newtown 25 miles, Welsh Frankton 10 miles.
Further along this same section, we come to a further obstruction. This time it is in the form of a pipe that crosses the channel.
A mixture of brightness and gloom.This photo was taken from the top of the railway embankment near to the Llanymynech Heritage Area. The railway bridged the canal at this point.
This plaque is sited on the top of the old railway embankment from which the previous photo was taken. It shows a plan of the area as it was at the time when transshipment between canal and rail took place.
This is the scene from below the embankment looking towards Llanymynech village.The canal is in water from this point onwards but between here and Llanymynech road bridge, the level is approximately a foot below normal level.
For those of you interested in industrial archaeology. You can contact the Llanymynech Heritage Focus Group. Contacts are :-Mary Newsome Tel:- 01691 830590John Martin Tel:- 01691 830506
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