Brecon Canal, Breconshire

Historical Description

Brecon Canal, a canal south-eastward from the centre of Brecknockshire and Brecknock to the Monmouth Canal near Pont-y-Pool in Monmouthshire. It was formed in 1811, at a cost of £170,000; is 33 miles long; has capacity for barges of 25 tons; falls 68 feet, with eight locks, in the first 18½ miles to Clydach, and goes thence on a level past Abergavenny to the Monmouth Canal.

Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers online:

• South Wales Daily News
• The Cardiff Times
• Western Mail