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| Cwmbran Info: History: Postcards: The Canal Walk, Cwmbran, Torfaen |
The Canal Walk, Cwmbran, Torfaen
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Date: |
Postmarked 19 July 1958 |
| Title: |
The Canal Walk, Cwmbran Frith CWN 10 |
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| Series: | Unknown | |
| Publisher: | F. Frith & Co., Ltd., Reigate | |
| Comments: | A
little less overgrown than it is today. Interestingly this card was sent from someone who was attending the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, which were held in Cardiff from July 18th to 26th. Perhaps the only accommodation they could find was in Cwmbran. |
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| Content: | The Brecon and Monmouth Canal between Newport and Cwmbran. Taken from Pentre Lane. | |
| Compare: | For a current-day view of this scene Click here. The original appears to be taken from a greater height. The house on the upper left is the Cidermill, the lock that can just be seen at the back is draper's lock. See also: Walk the Canal and 1947 map of the area. | |
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