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Pontymister, The Canal And The Bridge c.1950
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This delightful bridge spans the Monmouthshire canal. The canal was built between 1797 and 1812 to link Brecon with Newport and the Severn Estaury. Stone and processed lime from nearby quarries was transported by tramway to the canal and then by barge to Newport. At Pontymister an iron works was founded in 1801 and tin plate works later in the 19th century. The canal had fallen into disuse by the 1930s but has been gradually restored by the British Waterways Board, with support from the National Park and others since 1968; it was reopened to the public in 1970.

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A Selection of Memories from Pontymister

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Pontymister

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Herbert Avenue Pontymister

This is a lovely historic photograph showing the backs of the houses in Herbert Avenue in Pontymister. The Avenue was built roughly between 1922 and 1932. Herbert Avenue is now to be found under postcodes NP11 6JS AND NP11 6JT. It was originally just that - an Avenue - but around 1960's the road was opened up at the top end to link Herbert Avenue to the newly built Channel View.
Pontymister, Ty-Isaf c1955
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Added 03 March 2023

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I actually now live in Pontymister, my house is just out of shot in this photo but you can see the fence, it's lovely to see how it used to be.
Pontymister, Commercial Street c1955
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Channel View
I was born in No 9 Manor Bungalows (The Prefabs), in 1947, Channel View wasn't built then, the area was laid to allotments & then open meadow to Gelli Crescent & Tynycwm Halt Railway platforms. In 1955 the second Phase of Channel View was built & we lived on the road leading to the Garages in the foreground of the Picture, the third Phase of Channel view was built a couple of years later to the left ...see more
Pontymister, General View c1955
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Takes Me Back
In this picture, the post in the middle of the path is an old canon barrel. When I went for walks along this canal as a kid, I can remember running on ahead of my parents a short distance with my brother and sister to the canon barrel to see how much dirt and gravel we could gather up and shove down the end of it before my parents caught up with us. The house in the distance is Fernlea, and the picture is taken from the canal path outside the 'Prince of Wales' public house.
Pontymister, Twm Barlwm from Canal c1955
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