A look at relics on the Pontypool town tramway including three tunnels still in situ. Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): uppbeat.io/t/r... License code: KWJZCODGQSLTXBUP
I remember going into that last tunnel as a 7 year old kid with my grandad and a torch, before there were fences blocking it. Got about 2 minutes in before I got scared and wanted to leave but what I would would do to have a proper explore in there now. Great video, brought back a lot of memories growing up around this area
Sorry so many mistake's, the narrowing of the canal in front of the cottage was a lock be it with single gates and no drop it still was a lock. you call the river the Avon wen which translated is the Whiteriver when in fact it is the Greyriver the Avonlwyd.
Thanks, yes I did find out when I got the video up that I had got the name of the river wrong, unfortunately RU-vid doesn't allow for re-upload video. I found out this week the narrowing was also used to stop and check the contents of the boats to charge tolls. I am planning a further video at that site and I will correct the river name at that point. Thank you for the Welsh translations, they will be useful. 👍
Above the 3rd tunnel there is a foot bridge towards the bowls club over the river, looking upstream, if you can get over the bridge (there used to be a small path), there is also what seems to be maybe access to the tunnel
Nice video. I've been around the area a couple of times, but I didn't know that the smaller tunnel was for a leat. Also, did you know that there was a spur off the canal from Pontymoel towards the town. The remains of some locks were found when the road was built (in the 1980s I think). I presume the old buildings right by the traffic lights would have been right next to the canal, but it didn't last long, possibly it was taken over to build the railway line over it?
Yes I found that out researching for this video. I thought the stub was just a turning place but found out it was where the canal actually went. I also found out that the leet went from the weir I mentioned in the video but too late to include it. There is much history around buried underneath Pontypool. Thanks for watching.
