Monty Restoration & Bridge opening
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- I went along to see the opening ceremony of the new ‘School house’ canal bridge and to take another look at the recent restoration work on the English side of the Montgomery Canal at Crickheath undertaken by the Shropshire Union Canal Society. The Monty passes through my home village of Pant on its way to the Welsh border at Llanymynech.
A few links to things referenced in this film:
Crickheath South restoration project:
shropshireunion.org.uk/crickh...
Crickheath Tramway to Porthywaen Quarry can be found on the Oswestry Borderland Heritage website here:
www.oswestry-borderland-herita...
Details of the Dry Stone Walling Association can be found here:
www.dswa.org.uk/about-us/
These pages from the Canal and River Trust make interesting reading. To my understanding, different methods of lining are employed according to the porosity of each individual stretch of restoration.
I understand that after testing it was found that the stretch of canal just south of the Crick Heath basin and bridge will require no lining at all! But that just 50 metres or so further down the canal leaked like a sieve and this is the section of canal now being lined as we speak! (June 2024)
canalrivertrust.org.uk/refres...
Here is a link to the Montgomery Canal section of the Canal & River Trust:
canalrivertrust.org.uk/canals...
The Shropshire Union Canal Society are always looking for new volunteers and members. Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer should see:
shropshireunion.org.uk/member... - for details of dates and contacts.
They're doing ever so well!
Great to see the progress
Well done Colin ,as you rightly say it will be brilliant when completed such dedication by the volunteers they should be quite rightly proud of themselves
Yes, they're going great gunns! I'm Brian, bye the way! Thanks for the comment!
@@svminuet sorry about that i had a senior moment !!
No Worries!
Great video! Fascinating to see all the hard work going on to restore the canal.
Many thanks, I'm lucky to be so close! It's so exciting to see the canal being restored right outside my back door!!
Da iawn! both the film and the 'winding hole' comment 🤗
Thank you!
Diolch un fawr!
P.S. I don't know if you'd be interested in joining Railway Ramblers - a nationwide group dedicated to walking disused railway tracks (with permission where required). Sections around Llanymynach (not too far from you) link with the canal and have some surprising extant buildings! 🙂
Interesting proposition! I’ll look into that. But my time is quite limited I’m afraid. I care for my parents so have to snatch a few hours at a time. Also, I could get hooked by the railway and trains bug!! Thanks again!
@@svminuet It was just a thought - I used to be involved with and enjoyed many walks with the Wales group. Best wishes looking after your parents!
@@trainandbikefan Thank you!
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Thanks, my mum said I should have known that !!!