Directory of Montgomery Canal Resources

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This category lists websites for the extension of the Shropshire Union Canal, now known as the Montgomery Canal, originally constructed as the Montgomeryshire Canal, and does not pass through this town.
The original destination was to  Newtown, but construction ceased at Garthmyl, and following breach in 1936, the Western branch fell into disuse, with restoration only comparatively recent.  The canal is currently isolated from the Shropshire Union Canal, and navigable only for 7 miles between Frankton Junction to Gronwyn Wharf, and a section at Llanymynech around Welshpool.

Resources in This Category

• Canal Plan AC: Freeestone Lock

  http://canalplan.org.uk/cgi-bin/gazetteer.cgi?id=bl1v
  Limit of current navigation between Welshpool and Newtown. Includes links to information and facilities in the area.

• Coflein: Berriew Aqueduct, Montgomeryshire Canal

  http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/34570/details/berriew-aqueduct-montgomeryshire-canal
  Introduction to the history and construction, with maps and archived timeline, from the Royal Commission on the ancient and historical monuments of Wales.

• Montgomery Canal

  http://www.montgomerycanal.me.uk/
  Photos taken along different sections, with map, diary of events, news of restoration and information about Friends of the Montgomery Canal.

• Montgomery Canal Restoration

  http://www.shropshireunion.org.uk/montgomery-canal-restoration
  Details of project to improve naviagtion, including events, reports of working party dates with photos, and connectrions with the Shropshire Union Canal Society.

• The Archaeology of the Montgomeryshire Canal by Stephen Hughes

  https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lYuGWSEZ8U8C
  Copy of some book pages from The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Includes hyperlinked contents and index, illustrations include diagram of construction, with links for purchase.

• Victorian Powys: Montgomeryshire Canal

  http://history.powys.org.uk/school1/welshpool/canmenu.shtml
  Historical article featuring the aqueducts over the Rivers Vyrnwy and Rhiw at Berriew.

• Wikipedia: Montgomery Canal

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Canal
  Article updated by the public about the history, and renaming despite the canal never passing the town of Montgomery. Includes limits of navigation, restoration, nature conservation, route plan, references and links to related articles.

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