Gilwern, The Canal c.1955
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Photo of Gilwern, The Canal c.1955

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The landlords of the Bridgend Inn, the rear of which is on the left, were George and Betty Dobson, and the busy boat hire business operating from the hut further down the towpath was owned by a Mr Price. One of the lads who worked for him by bailing out his boats was Graham Jones, who is the current landlord at the Bridgend Inn.

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The boats were owned by a Mr Goodin, he hired them out by the hour and people came from all the valleys to go on the canal. We as teenagers used to make some pocket money by rowing those that could not row up the canal. They were fun times. Now the scene has changed since those days, it is now narrow boats that are on the canal.