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BW repairing historic canal bridge
British Waterways is undertaking heritage repairs to Castle Bridge, a 200-year-old structure bridging the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal at the site of Pencelli Castle.
The site is rich in history and the specialist works are being carried out using traditional methods that will see the bridge sympathetically restored to its original condition. Work is due to start on 4 January following the emptying of that section of the canal, and is scheduled to be completed by the end of February. The bridge formed an original part of the canal built between 1797 and 1812, to link Brecon with Newport and the Severn Estuary and the work will involve re-pointing the bridge abutments and rebuilding wash walls within the canal channel confines.
The damaged sections will be reconstructed using stone recovered from the canal bed, although some additional material may need to be imported from a quarry near Abergavenny. Pic: The Brecon basin of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal
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