Canal View (A DPJ cache #2) Traditional Cache
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Canal View (A DPJ cache #2)
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The cache is situated on the Brecon and Monmouthshire canal between
Cwmbran and Newport
The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is a small network of canals in
South Wales. For most of its 35-mile (56 km) length it runs through
the Brecon Beacons National Park, and its present rural character
and tranquillity belies its original purpose as an industrial
corridor for coal and iron, which were brought to the canal by a
network of tramways and/or railroads, many of which were built and
owned by the canal company. The "Mon and Brec" was originally two
independent canals - the Monmouthshire Canal from Newport to
Pontymoile Basin (including the Crumlin Arm) and the Brecknock and
Abergavenny Canal running from Pontymoile to Brecon.
Both canals were abandoned in 1962, but the Brecknock and
Abergavenny route and a small section of the Monmouthshire route
have been reopened since 1970. Much of the rest of the original
Monmouthshire Canal is the subject of a restoration plan, which
includes the construction of a new marina at the Newport end of the
canal.
Restoration of the old Monmouthshire Canal began in 1994, when
Torfaen Borough Council raised Crown Bridge in Sebastopol, to give
sufficient height for navigation again. The section to Five locks
was restored over the next two years, and was formally opened on 24
May 1997 by the Mayor of Torfaen. A new basin at the top of the
locks marks the end of the navigable section.
All of the canal route within the jurisdiction of the City of
Newport was designated as a Conservation Area on 21 January 1998.
21 of the structures of the canal now have Grade II listed building
status. At the Brecon end, the canal terminates at the Theatre
Basin, as a result of a project to rebuild the Brecknock Boat
Company wharf, which was abandoned and infilled in 1881. Funding
was provided by the Welsh Office, the Welsh Arts Council and
various private sector bodies. The old wharf buildings have been
re-used by the Brecon Theatre, and access is provided by a new
canal bridge, named after the engineer Thomas Dadford
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouthshire_and_Brecon_Canal
Cache details...
1/2 litre plastic box
first finders prize compass keyring
logbook
pencil
jack sparrow coin
brighton funfair tokens
yoyo
5 pokerdice
1 travel bug (wanting to get far away from home)
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haqrearngu n gerr
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