Ben Salter's photos with the keyword: Glamorganshire Canal

Canal bridge

22 Oct 2012 105
A small iron bridge over an overflow on the Glamorganshire Canal. The curved railings on one side allowed tow ropes from boat to horse to run smoothly over the bridge on the towpath.

Ironwork

22 Oct 2012 85
A small iron bridge over an overflow on the Glamorganshire Canal. The curved railings on one side allowed tow ropes from boat to horse to run smoothly over the bridge on the towpath.

beneath the road

29 Jan 2008 81
Looking through the arch of the old canal bridge carrying North Rd over the top. Now used as a subway for pedestrians.

rubbing strip

29 Jan 2008 81
A piece of iron once used to protect the stonework from the ropes hauling canal barges. Deeply grooved from years of use.

the old canal bridge

29 Jan 2008 78
The old canal bridge that once carried the roard over the Glamorganshire canal near Cardiff Castle, now a pedestrian subway

then & now

26 Nov 2007 84
The smaller picture is the old lock near Pontypridd as it was, and the larger is the same view today although I have kept the horse and barge.